-un

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Chuukese

Suffix

-un

  1. of

Synonyms

Finnish

Etymology

See -Vn (illative suffix).

Suffix

-un

  1. Suffix variant for the illative singular: see -Vn.

Icelandic

Etymology

U-mutated variant of -an, from Old Norse -an, from Proto-Germanic *-ōniz.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-un f (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -unar, no plural)

  1. forms nouns from verbs (generally class 4 weak verbs) denoting the action or state described by the verb
    þróa (to develop) + ‎-un → ‎þróun (development)
    hafna (to reject) + ‎-un → ‎höfnun (rejection)

Declension

Derived terms

Ngarrindjeri

Suffix

-un

  1. Suffix denoting present tense.

Old Norse

Etymology

Variant of -an f, from Proto-Germanic *-ōniz. Unlike "-an", "-un" is affected by u-umlaut in the nominative, accusative and dative singular forms.

Suffix

-un f

  1. (deverbative suffix) Used to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs.

Declension

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

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Cognate with Russian -ун (-un).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-un m

  1. forms masculine nouns
    bieg + ‎-un → ‎biegun

Derived terms

Further reading

  • -un in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Common Turkic *-ï-ŋ.

Suffix

-un (complying with vowel harmony)

  1. An epenthetic variant of -n (the suffixation of the second-person singular possession), agglutinated after a syllable which ends in a consonant and contains a rounded back vowel
    torun (grand child) + ‎-un → ‎(senin) torunun (your grandchild)
    horoz (rooster) + ‎-un → ‎(senin) horozun (your rooster)
Usage notes

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish ـِڭ (-ïŋ), from Common Turkic *-nïŋ. Final had been coronalised to -n and initial -n- had been dropped apparently to avoid cluster.

Compare with Azerbaijani -un, Kazakh -ның (-nyñ) / -дың (-dyñ) / -тың (-tyñ), Tuvan -нуң (-nuñ) / -дуң (-duñ) / -туң (-tuñ), etc.

Suffix

-un (complying with vowel harmony)

  1. Variant of -nun (suffix forming genitive), agglutinated after a syllable which ends in a consonant and contains a rounded back vowel
    okul (school) + ‎-un → ‎okulun (school’s, of school)
Usage notes