-аан
Mongolian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPossibly from the participle suffix -аа (-aa).
Suffix
edit-аан • (-aan)
- forms nouns with unpredictable semantics out of verbs
Usage notes
edit- In majority of the words formed using this suffix, the final н (n) is missing in the nominative but re-appears in the declension.
Inflection
editVowel harmonic forms of -аан
back vowel | front vowel | |
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unrounded | -аан -aan | -ээн -een |
rounded | -оон -oon | -өөн -öön |