-dan

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English

Etymology

From pimobendan.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-dan

  1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of pimobendan derivatives used as cardiac stimulants.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic -дан
Abjad ـدان

Suffix

preceding vowel
A / I / O / U E / Ə / İ / Ö / Ü
-dan -dən

-dan

  1. Form of -dən after the vowels A / I / O / U.
    maşınmaşından
    car → from car
    PeruPerudan
    Peru → from Peru

Usage notes

This suffix is to be preceded by an additional n when the noun it is appended to already ends with another suffix's vowel.

dostumun maşınıdostumun maşınından
my friend's car → from my friend's car

Derived terms

See -dən.

Khalaj

Suffix

preceding vowel
A / I / O / U E / Ə / İ / Ö / Ü
-dan -dən

-dan

  1. Form of -dən after the vowels A / I / O / U.

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ـدن.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-dan

  1. Used to form ablative of nouns.
    okul (school) + ‎-dan → ‎okuldan (from school)

Usage notes

  • It is used when the noun's last vowel is a back vowel.
  • It can be -den, when the noun's last vowel is a front vowel.
    köy + ‎-dan → ‎köyden
  • It can be -tan, when the noun's last consonant is "f", "s", "t", "k", "ç", "ş", "h" or "p".
    mutfak + ‎-dan → ‎mutfaktan
  • It must be used with an apostrophe when forming a proper noun.
    İstanbul + ‎-dan → ‎İstanbul'dan

Uzbek

Suffix

-dan

  1. Used to form ablative of nouns.
    mamlakat (country) + ‎-dan → ‎mamlakatdan (from the country)