-ан

See also: ан, ян, and Appendix:Variations of "an"

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [an]

Suffix

-ан • (-an) m

1. Suffix appended to words to create an adjective or a male given name.

Derived terms

Macedonian terms suffixed with -ан

See also

• -ен (-en)

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
᠊ᠤᠨ (-un)	-ан (-an)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ/
• Syllabification: -‧ан (2 syllables)

Suffix

-ан • (-an)

1. Marks the attributive form of a noun in the hidden-n declension after a stem ending in the consonant б (b), в (v), г (g), д (d), з (z), к (k), л (l), м (m), п (p), р (r), с (s), т (t), ф (f), х (x) or ц (c).

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -ан 

	back vowel	front vowel
unrounded	-ан -an	-эн -en
rounded	-он -on	-өн -ön

Alternative forms

• -н (-n) — stems ending in a vowel
• -ин (-in) — stems ending in ж, ч, ш or щ

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈan]

Suffix

-а́н • (-án)

1. (colloquial) Added to a noun stem, produces a masculine noun with emotional colouring.

   ‎друг (drug, “friend”) + ‎-а́н (-án) → ‎друга́н (drugán, “friend, mate”) (familiar)

   ‎стари́к (starík, “old man”) + ‎-а́н (-án) → ‎старика́н (starikán, “old man”) (colloquial, familiar)

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ан

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-ан (Latin spelling -an)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a (often negative) feature or endearment.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ.

Suffix

-ан (Latin spelling -an)

1. Suffix appended to words to create an adjective.
   • јад + -ан → јадан (“miserable”)

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -ан

See also

• -ашан
• -ешан