mnogih

Mnogih is the transliteration of the Russian Cyrillic многИХ. It is the genitive plural form of the determiner-adjective mnogiye (многие), which means “many.” In Russian, this form is used when the noun it modifies appears in the genitive plural, or in constructions that require genitive after negation or certain prepositions.

Grammatical role and usage. The head word mnogiye (many) has different inflected forms depending on case and number. The nominative plural is многие, while the genitive plural is многих. Therefore, mnogih appears before a noun in genitive plural, as in mnogih lyudey (многих людей) meaning “many people,” many of them, or in phrases like iz mnogikh stran (из многих стран) meaning “from many countries.” It is also used in short negations such as ne mnogikh (не многих) meaning “not many,” often with an omitted noun understood from context (e.g., не многих из присутствующих — not many of those present).

Usage notes. Unlike many other numerals, mnogие declines as a regular adjective-determiner and requires a following noun in genitive plural. It is common in both spoken and written Russian, especially in descriptive or comparative contexts. It should not be confused with mnogo (much/many), which is a separate quantifier often used with genitive singular or plural nouns, depending on context.

Etymology. The form mnogih derives from mnogiye (многие), the plural form of mnogoy/mnogiy (many), itself historically linked to the root mnog- meaning “many” or “much.” The word’s development mirrors Russian patterns for numerals and determiner adjectives.

See also: mnogoy, mnogoe, mnogij, mnogie, mnogo.