Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From -a- (linking vowel) +‎ -ny (nominal-forming suffix).

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-any

  1. (nominal-forming suffix) Added to a word to form a noun or an adjective.
    híg (thin (liquid)) + ‎-any → ‎higany (mercury)

Usage notes edit

  • (nominal-forming suffix) Variants:
    -ny is added to words ending in a vowel
    -any is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -ony is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -eny is added to unrounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -öny is added to rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Old Polish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-anъ (in some cases Proto-Slavic *-ěnъ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /anɨː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /anɨ/

Suffix edit

-any

  1. forms masculine adjectives or adjectival participles

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Polish: -any

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Polish -any, from Proto-Slavic *-anъ (in some cases Proto-Slavic *-ěnъ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.nɨ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -anɨ
  • Syllabification: a‧ny

Suffix edit

-any m

  1. forms masculine adjectives or adjectival participles
    dobrać + ‎-any → ‎dobrany

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • -any in Polish dictionaries at PWN