-n
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English -n, from Old English -n, rare alternative form of Old English -en (“-en”). More at -en.
Suffix
-n
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [n]
Basque
Alternative forms
Conjunction
-n
Usage notes
- When attached to verbs ending in -t (usually first-person singular forms), -t- changes to -da-.
- dakit (“I know it”) + -n → dakidan (“which I know”).
- Verbal forms ending in -n take no suffix.
Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German -en, a merger of various infinitive forms in Old High German. Cognates include German -en, -n and Luxembourgish -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-n/, /-n̩/
Suffix
-n
- Used to form verbs.
Derived terms
Chuukese
Emilian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n/
Pronoun
-n (adverbial)
- (enclitic, after a vowel) Alternative form of in
- Manjēn un pōk! ― Eat some of it! (imperative, plural)
Esperanto
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -ν (-n) (masculine and feminine accusative ending) and/or German -en (masculine accusative ending).
Suffix
-n
- accusative ending
- ending indicating destination in the direction of, and arriving at
- fridujo / ŝi metos la botelojn da lakto en la fridujon
- refrigerator / she will put the bottles of milk in(to) the refrigerator
Finnish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *-n, from Proto-Uralic *-n (genitive suffix).
Suffix
-n
Usage notes
- When possessive suffixes are used, the genitive doesn't have its suffix -n. The possessive suffixes are appended to a vowel stem instead, thus rendering the nominative and genitive singular identical.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *-n, from Proto-Uralic *-m (“accusative suffix”).
Suffix
-n
- Used to form the accusative case.
- Näin tytön.
- I saw a/the girl.
- Tapasin poikani eilen.
- I met my son yesterday.
Usage notes
- The genitive singular and accusative singular look coincidentally identical in Finnish. The object of a transitive verb may look also like the nominative but it's still called the accusative in traditional grammars. There's also the partial object, which uses the partitive case. For the accusative forms of personal pronouns and the interrogative pronoun ken, see -t.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Finnic *-n, probably of the same origin as the genitive suffix (see etymology 1). The instructive singular only exists for a few nouns in modern Finnish (such as jalan from jalka) and is usually used in plural (-in).
Suffix
-n
- Used to form the instructive case, usually only in the plural.
- Pääsin ojan yli kuivin jaloin "I could cross the ditch with dry feet."
Usage notes
Etymology 4
From Proto-Finnic *-n, from Proto-Uralic first-person singular suffix *-mV, probably connected with the first person pronoun *mV; see minä.
Suffix
-n
Further reading
- Wikipedia article on Finnish grammar
Etymology 5
Garo
Suffix
-n
- emphasis marker
- Uan re·angaha
- He did go away
- Napbabo, da·on!
- Come in, right now!
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [n]
Audio (file)
Usage notes
- Used after -er, -el except in adjectives, where it is uncommon. Also used after vowels and vowel + -r, -l, but chiefly restricted to dated, poetic, or colloquial usage (except in Herrn, sein, tun).
- The use after reduced -e (as in Affe → Affen) is more often interpreted in such a way that -e is deleted before the suffix -en, because the same happens before other suffixes (cf. Äffin, Äffchen). However, it may also be interpreted as -e + -n.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [n]
Etymology 1
| Pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (cf. postpositions) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ed | suffix | who? | what? | this | that | he/she (it)* | ||
| case | v. pr. | c. | ||||||
| nom. | – | ki | mi | ez | az | ő* / -∅ az / -∅ | – | – |
| acc. | -t / -ot / -at / -et / -öt | kit | mit | ezt | azt | őt* / -∅ azt / -∅ | – | c1 c2 |
| dat. | -nak / -nek | kinek | minek | ennek | annak | neki | neki- | c |
| ins. | -val / -vel | kivel | mivel | ezzel/ evvel | azzal/ avval | vele | c | |
| c-f. | -ért | kiért | miért | ezért | azért | érte | – | c |
| tra. | -vá / -vé | kivé | mivé | ezzé | azzá | – | – | c |
| ter. | -ig | – | meddig | eddig | addig | – | – | c |
| e-f. | -ként | (kiként) | (miként) | ekként | akként | – | – | c |
| e-m. | -ul / -ül | – | – | – | – | – | – | c |
| ine. | -ban / -ben | kiben | miben | ebben | abban | benne | – | c |
| sup. | -n/-on/-en/-ön | kin | min | ezen | azon | rajta | (rajta-) | c |
| ade. | -nál / -nél | kinél | minél | ennél | annál | nála | – | c |
| ill. | -ba / -be | kibe | mibe | ebbe | abba | bele | bele- | c |
| sub. | -ra / -re | kire | mire | erre | arra | rá | rá- | c |
| all. | -hoz/-hez/-höz | kihez | mihez | ehhez | ahhoz | hozzá | hozzá- | c |
| el. | -ból / -ből | kiből | miből | ebből | abból | belőle | – | c |
| del. | -ról / -ről | kiről | miről | erről | arról | róla | – | c |
| abl. | -tól / -től | kitől | mitől | ettől | attól | tőle | – | c |
| *: Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise. – Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All » | ||||||||
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Suffix
-n
- (case suffix) on. Used to form the superessive case from nouns, adjectives, participles, and certain pronouns.
Usage notes
- (case suffix) Harmonic variants:
| Case | Back vowel a, á, o, ó, u, ú |
Front vowel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded e, é, i, í |
rounded ö, ő, ü, ű | ||
| nominative | — | ||
| accusative | -t | ||
| -ot / -at | -et | -öt | |
| dative | -nak | -nek | |
| instrumental | -val | -vel | |
| causal-final | -ért | ||
| translative | -vá | -vé | |
| terminative | -ig | ||
| essive-formal | -ként | ||
| essive-modal | -ul | -ül | |
| inessive | -ban | -ben | |
| superessive | -n | ||
| -on | -en | -ön | |
| adessive | -nál | -nél | |
| illative | -ba | -be | |
| sublative | -ra | -re | |
| allative | -hoz | -hez | -höz |
| elative | -ból | -ből | |
| delative | -ról | -ről | |
| ablative | -tól | -től | |
| Note for all endings: Stem-final -a/-e changes to -á-/-é-, respectively, except -ként. alma — almában, but almaként zene ― zenében, but zeneként | |||
See also
- Category:Hungarian terms taking -n/-on/-en/-ön
- Category:Hungarian noun forms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Suffix
-n
Usage notes
- (deadjectival adverb-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:
- -n is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -an is added to most back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -on is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -en is added to front-vowel words ending in a consonant, as well as some front-vowel words ending in a vowel. Their original word-final vowel may be lost (e.g. könnyű) or supplemented with a consonant (e.g. bő, hű).
- (denumeral and depronominal adverb-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:
- -n is added to some (very few) words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -an is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -en is added to front-vowel words ending in a consonant, as well as some front-vowel words ending in a vowel. Their original word-final vowel may be lost (e.g. kettő).
Derived terms
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
Ido
Usage notes
The accusative ending in Ido is only required if the speaker breaks the subject–object word order in Ido, one can not use the accusative ending if the word order is followed. E.g.
- La hundo chasas la skurelo. ― The dog chases the squirrel.
- La skurelon chasas la hundo. ― The dog chases the squirrel.
Northern Sami
Etymology 1
From Proto-Samic *-mē, from Proto-Uralic *-ma. Cognate with Finnish -ma.
Usage notes
- This suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -n | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | -ma | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | -n | -mat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | -ma | -miid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | -ma | -miid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | -mii | -miidda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | -mis | -miin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | -miin | -miiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | -min | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Samic *-një.
Suffix
-n
- Forms instrument nouns from verbs.
Usage notes
- This suffix triggers the weak grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -n | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | -na | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | -n | -nat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | -na | -niid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | -na | -niid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | -nii | -niidda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | -nis | -niin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | -niin | -niiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | -nin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Proto-Samic *-nē, from Proto-Uralic *-na. Cognate with Finnish -na.
Suffix
-n
- The ending of the essive case.
Usage notes
- This suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Etymology 4
From Proto-Samic *-më. Cognate with the first element of the Finnish fourth infinitive -mi-nen ~ -mi-se-.
Suffix
-n
- The ending of the past participle.
Usage notes
- This suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable.
Ojibwe
Final
-n
- nominalizer
Derived terms
- atoobaan (“large container for liquid”)
Suffix
-n
- A suffix denoting the plural of an inanimate noun
- A suffix denoting the obviative of an animate noun
- A suffix denoting the second-person singular imperative of an animate intransitive verb (vai)
- A suffix denoting the first, second or third-person singular to singular object form of an animate intransitive verb with an object (vai+o)
- A suffix denoting the first, second or third-person singular to singular object form of a Type 3 transitive inanimate verb (vti3)
- A suffix denoting the second-person singular to singular or plural object imperative of a Type 3 transitive inanimate verb (vti3)
- A suffix denoting the first, second or third-person singular to singular object form of a Type 4 transitive inanimate verb (vti4)
- A suffix denoting the first-person singular to second-person singular form of a transitive animate verb (vta) with an -aw or Cw ending
Pitjantjatjara
Usage notes
Bound pronouns can be used instead of the regular "long form" pronouns. They act as clitics that attach to the last word of the first noun phrase in the sentence, or the conjunctions ka or munu if present.
Related terms
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First person | ngayulu (I) Bound form: -ṉa |
ngali (we two) Bound form: -li |
nganaṉa (we, more than two) Bound form: -la |
| Second person | nyuntu (you) Bound form: -n |
nyupali (you two) | nyura (you, more than two) |
| Third person | paluṟu (he/she/it) | pula (they two) | tjana (they, more than two) Bound form: -ya |
Quechua
Suffix
-n
- Indicates third-person singular possessive.
- wasi (“house”) → wasin (“his/her/its house”)
- Third-person singular subject.
- Alternative spelling of -m
Somali
Suffix
-n
- Added to nouns to denote a specific or particular example
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n/
Suffix
-n
- Suffix for singular definite form of common nouns, especially those ending with a vowel or with an unstressed -el, -er or -or. See also -en
- Suffix for plural indefinite form of neuter nouns, if they end in a vowel. See also -t, -en.
- A version of the -en of the fourth conjugation past participles. This allomorph is used only before the suffix -a, which marks for plural or definiteness. The -na of these participle forms may also be seen described as one morpheme.
- Suffix which creates nouns out of certain verbs, usually denoting a result of an action. See also -an
Zazaki
Suffix
-n
- Suffix which creates nouns out of certain verbs, usually denoting a result of an action. See also -an