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Hungarian
Etymology
-a (possessive suffix, referring to the day of a month) + -n (“on”, superessive suffix)
Pronunciation
Suffix
-án
- on the specified day of the month (attached to numbers with a hyphen, omitting the dot that indicates ordinal numbers)
- február 16-án ― on February 16th (literally, “on 16th of February”)
- augusztus másodikán ― on August the second
Usage notes
- Variants:
- -án — in accordance with the vowel harmony of the numerals, with 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th (or these numbers plus 10 or 20), as well as 20th and 30th
- -én — in accordance with the vowel harmony of the numerals, with 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th (or these numbers plus 10 or 20), as well as 11th, 21st, and 31st
- -jén — only after 1st of a month: elsején or 1-jén (the 2015 edition of the spelling regulations also allows -én for the latter)
See also
Irish
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish -án, Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ (-agni).
Suffix
-án m
- A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives, and other nouns from primary nouns.
- Synonym: -achán
Usage notes
This suffix is productive in Modern Irish. It forms masculine nouns of the first declension. It was originally a diminutive, but in Modern Irish only a few words with this suffix can be considered diminutives.
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Suffix
-án m
- (chemistry) -ane
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish -án.
Suffix
-án m (genitive -áin, plural -áin)
- diminutive suffix
Derived terms
Descendants
Old Irish
Etymology
From Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ (-agni, genitive).
Suffix
-án m
- diminutive suffix
Usage notes
After a palatalised consonant, the suffix becomes -én.
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Nominative
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-án
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-ánL
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-áinL
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Vocative
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-áin
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-ánL
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-ánuH
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Accusative
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-ánN
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-ánL
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-ánuH
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Genitive
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-áinL
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-án
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-ánN
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Dative
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-ánL
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-ánaib
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-ánaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Derived terms
Descendants