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English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English -an, regularly -ain, -ein, -en, from Old French -ain, -ein, or before i, -en (modern French -ain, -en, feminine -aine, -enne), from Latin -ānus (feminine -āna), which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun, being -nus [cognate with Ancient Greek -νος (-nos)] preceded by a vowel, from Proto-Indo-European *-nós. Cognate with English -en. Compare with -in, -ine.
Suffix
edit-an
- Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. (Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a, -n is used instead.)
- Appended to nouns to form an agent noun. (When males with a profession are distinguished from females, males are -an, females -(i)enne.)
Derived terms
editTranslations
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Anagrams
editAzerbaijani
editSuffix
edit-an
- Postconsonantal form of -ən after the vowels A / I / O / U.
Bikol Central
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an, from Proto-Austronesian *-an.
Suffix
edit-an
Cebuano
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an, from Proto-Austronesian *-an.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-an (verb-forming suffix, inchoative gi- -an, contemplative -an, imperative -i, negative -i)
- locative trigger verb suffix; to do at, in, on a place
- palitan nako ang tindahan og kendi
- I will buy candy at the store (store is focused.)
- benefactive trigger verb suffix; to do something for someone/something else
- palitan nako ang bata og keyk
- I will buy cake for the child (child is focused.)
- causative verb affix; to do because of, due to
- unsay gihilakan nimo? ― What is it you are crying about?
- (with adjective bases) to consider something as
- lisoran siya mag-Tinagalog ― He finds speaking in Tagalog hard
- (with noun bases) to put something on someone; to give someone
- serohan ta ka ― I will give you a zero
- sapatosan nako ang bata ― I will put shoes on the child
Derived terms
editSuffix
edit-an (noun-forming suffix)
- (added to nouns and verbs) indicates a place where such objects are found, placed, or action done
- (uncommon) indicates an object used as an instrument
Suffix
edit-an (adjective-forming suffix)
- (added to nouns) characterized by having something in abundance; -ful
- utok (“brain”) + -an → utokan (“brainy”)
- kuwarta (“money”) + -an → kuwartahan (“rich”)
- (uncommon, added to adjectives or verbs) characterized by being or doing such; -ly
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[2] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, page 41
Chuukese
editSuffix
edit-an
Related terms
editsmall objects, concepts | large objects, living things | suffix | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
singular | first person | ai | nei | -ei |
second person | omw, om | noum | -om | |
third person | an | noun | -an | |
plural | first person | äm (exclusive) ach (inclusive) |
nöu̇m (exclusive) nöüch (inclusive) |
-em (exclusive) -ach (inclusive) |
second person | ämi, ami | noumi | -emi | |
third person | ar | nour | -er |
Cimbrian
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German -en, a merger of various terminations in Old High German reflecting different conjugational patterns, namely -an, -ōn, -en (-ien), and -nen, from Proto-Germanic *-aną, *-ōną, *-janą, *-āną, and *-naną. Cognate with German -en.
Suffix
edit-an
- A suffix of all verbs in their infinitive form.
Cornish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *-agnos. Cognate with Welsh -an.
Suffix
edit-an
- diminutive suffix
Derived terms
editCzech
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Czech -ěnín, from Proto-Slavic *-janinъ.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-an m anim (noun-forming suffix, female equivalent -anka)
- forms nouns, including inhabitant names
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- -an in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Danish
editEtymology
editSuffix
edit-an
- -an; making a noun, describing a person or characteristic
- (organic chemistry) suffix used for acyclic saturated hydrocarbons (methane, ethane, etc.).
References
edit- “-an” in Den Danske Ordbog
Esperanto
editSuffix
edit-an
Usage notes
editInitially, the correlatives for time ended with -an instead of -am: kian, tian, ian, ĉian, nenian instead of the modern kiam, tiam, iam, ĉiam, neniam. Zamenhof left a one-year period (from Esperanto's creation in 1887 to 1888) during which changes to Esperanto could be proposed. After that year, the only change that was made was changing the time correlatives from -an to -am due to the risk of confusion with correlatives ending with -a + the accusative ending -n. The forms with -an are no longer used, but they can be found in older texts from that one-year period. This is the only reform proposal that has ever been successfully implemented into Esperanto. [1]
See also
editReferences
editFinnish
editEtymology 1
editFrom earlier -han, -hVn (now dialectal), from Proto-Finnic *-hën, *-sën (passive or reflexive suffix), the same as the third-person singular possessive suffix (see the possessive suffix entry on -Vn). Initial -ta- is from the passive marker *-tta-.
Suffix
edit-an (front vowel harmony variant -än, linguistic notation -An)
- (personal) Forms the impersonal indicative present forms of verbs, appended to the first infinitive.
Usage notes
editAttached to the passive verb stem.
Etymology 2
editSee -Vn (illative suffix).
Suffix
edit-an (front vowel harmony variant -än, linguistic notation -An)
Etymology 3
editSee -Vn (possessive suffix).
Suffix
edit-an (front vowel harmony variant -än, linguistic notation -An)
- (possessive) A variant for the third-person suffix -nsa.
Usage notes
editSee the usage notes under -Vn and -nsa.
Anagrams
editFula
editAffix
edit-an
- (Pulaar) indicates that the subject is doing the verb for someone or something
References
edit- M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
German
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editSuffix
edit-an n (genitive -ans, plural -ane)
Related terms
editHungarian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Suffix
edit-an
- (deadjectival adverb-forming suffix) Added to an adjective to create an adverb.
- (denumeral and depronominal adverb-forming suffix) Added to a numeral or a pronoun with this sense to create an adverb, expressing the number of people.
- hat (“six”) + -an → hatan (“six people, six of us/you/them”)
- Hatan mentünk moziba. ― Six of us went to the cinema.
- nyolc (“eight”) + -an → nyolcan (“eight people, eight of us/you/them”)
- Nyolcan vannak a szobában. ― There are eight people in the room.
- hány (“how many”) + -an → hányan (“how many (of us/you/them)”)
- néhány (“some, a few”) + -an → néhányan (“some (of us/you/them)”)
- sok (“many”) + -an → sokan (“many (of us/you/them)”)
- Sokan vannak a meghívottak, de kevesen a választottak. ― For many are called, but few are chosen.
- millió (“million”) + -an → millióan (“a million (of us/you/them)”)
Usage notes
edit- (deadjectival adverb-forming suffix) Variants:
- -n is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -an is added to most back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -on is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -en is added to front-vowel words ending in a consonant, as well as some front-vowel words ending in a vowel. Their original word-final vowel may be lost (e.g. könnyű) or supplemented with a consonant (e.g. bő, hű).
- (denumeral and depronominal adverb-forming suffix) Variants:
- -n is added to some (very few) words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -an is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -en is added to front-vowel words ending in a consonant, as well as some front-vowel words ending in a vowel. Their original word-final vowel may be lost (e.g. kettő).
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Suffix
edit-an
- (verb-forming suffix) Added to a stem ― often an onomatopoeia ― to form a verb expressing an instantaneous action.
Usage notes
edit- (verb-forming suffix) Variants:
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- (suffix of the adverb of number): Rounds, Carol. Hungarian: an Essential Grammar. London / New York: Routledge. 2001. →ISBN. Preview at Google Books, p. 189 (p. 204 in the PDF)
Indonesian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Malay -an, from Proto-Malayic *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an, from Proto-Austronesian *-an.
Suffix
edit-an
- added to a noun
- suffix for collectivity
- suffix for place
- suffix for value
- suffix for measurement result; -s
- (colloquial) -s; suffix for quantity (about value)
- -ly, specifying time intervals, having the sense of "occurring at such intervals"
- added to a verb to create a noun
- suffix for object
- suffix for place
- suffix for result
- suffix for tool
- suffix for way or method
- added to an adjective to create a noun
- suffix for having property
- (colloquial) suffix for intensity (quality or quantity)
- suffix for similarity
Etymology 2
editSemantic loan from Javanese -ꦲꦤ꧀ (-an).
Suffix
edit-an
- verb-forming
- (colloquial) to use of [base]
- (colloquial) to hold or to have [base]
- (colloquial) to do as indicated by the [base]
- noun-forming
- (colloquial) the location of [base]
- (colloquial) the cost of [base]
- (colloquial) [base]-usage
- (colloquial) event of [base]
Etymology 3
editSemantic loan from Javanese -ꦲꦼꦤ꧀ (-en).
Suffix
edit-an
- (colloquial) suffering of [base]
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (2017) Tata Bahasa Baku Bahasa Indonesia [Standard Grammar of Indonesian Language][3] (in Indonesian), 4 edition, Jakarta: Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, archived from the original on 13 June 2022
- James N. Sneddon (2010) Indonesian : a comprehensive grammar, 2 edition, London: Roultedge, →ISBN, →OCLC
Irish
editSuffix
edit-an
- forms verbal nouns
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- Stenson, Nancy (2020) Modern Irish: A Comprehensive Grammar, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 117
Kapampangan
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an, from Proto-Austronesian *-an. Compare Tagalog -an Bikol Central -an, Cebuano -an.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-an
- object trigger: to do something to a person or a thing
- Buklatan me ining lata. ― (You) open this can (can is focused).)
- object trigger: to cause something to become; to make; because; due
- Begalan neng Julia ing pamamasa. ― Julia slowed down her reading. (reading is focused.)
- directional trigger: to do something in the direction of
- Salubungan ke I Reniel. ― I'm going to meet Reniel. (Reniel is focused).)
- benefactive trigger: to do something for
- Panagan keng pamangan I Simon. ― I'll leave some food for Simon. (food is focused).)
- object trigger: (with root word reduplication) to do something occasionally, at random, a little, a bit, now and then or here and there
- Wawasan-wasan koreng pinggan. ― I'm washing the plates. (The plates is focused).)
- directional trigger: (with root word reduplication) to do something in the direction of, occasionally, at random, a little, a bit, now and then or here and there
- Susopan-sopan neng Eli I Kate. ― Eli helped Kate a bit. (Kate is focused).)
- object trigger: to perform the action of the verb on something
- Esusulatanan ing libru. ― Don't write anything on the book.
Suffix
edit-an
- Forms locative nouns indicating places where a significant object referred to by the root is placed, planted, or commonly found.
- Forms Locative nouns for places where the root's action occurs
- Forms nouns for periods when the root's action is collectively performed.
- Forms nouns indicating a tool or an object that is used to perform what is meant by the root
- Forms nouns signifying reciprocal or joint performance of the action expressed by the root
- Used to create a diminutive, pretensive, or imitative form of something (used with reduplication of root word)
- bale (“house”) + -an → bale-balayan (“toy house”)
- biasa (“knowledge”) + -an → biasa-biasan (“know-it-all”)
- baril (“gun”) + -an → baril-barilan (“toy gun”)
Suffix
edit-an
- (appended to numbers) Used to indicate groups.
Usage notes
edit- Phoneme change can occur by adding /n/.
- Sometimes, the final vowel of the root word disappears when the suffix is added.
- Due to allophony, /d/ turns into /r/ when inserted before -an.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editMalay
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Malayic *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an, from Proto-Austronesian *-an.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-an (Jawi spelling after consonant or [i] ـن, Jawi spelling after [u] ـان, Jawi spelling after non-[i] or [u] vowel ـاءن)
- Suffix for collectivity
- Suffix for similarity
- Suffix for object
- Suffix for place
- Suffix for instrument
Descendants
edit- Indonesian: -an
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from English -ant, from Middle English -ant, -aunt, partly from Old French -ant, from Latin -āns; and partly (in adjectival derivations) continuing Middle English -ant, a variant of -and, -end, from Old English -ende (present participle ending).
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-an (Jawi spelling ـن)
- (no longer productive) -ant
- militan ― militant
Derived terms
editManx
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ (-agni).
Suffix
edit-an m
- Alternative form of -ane
Derived terms
editMokilese
editSuffix
edit-an
- Used to form stative verbs from nouns
Ojibwe
editFinal
edit-an
- be in a state or condition
Derived terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/an-final
Suffix
edit-an
- A suffix denoting the plural of an inanimate noun
- A suffix denoting the obviative form of an animate noun
- A suffix denoting the second-person singular imperative of a transitive inanimate verb (vti)
Usage notes
editAs the suffix denoting the second-person singular imperative form, -an also acts as the class marker for unmarked (-am theme) transitive inanimate verbs (vti).
See also
editOld English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Germanic *-aną.
Suffix
edit-an
- (verbal suffix) used to form the infinitive of most class I verbs (exceptions are verbs like flēon (“to flee”))
Usage notes
edit- Verbs formed with this suffix from nominal suffixes that included back vowels underwent i-umlaut. Thus, dōm + -an is not *dōman, but dēman, and fōda + -an is not *fōdan, but fēdan.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | -an | -enne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | -e | -de |
second person singular | -est, -st | -dest |
third person singular | -eþ, -þ | -de |
plural | -aþ | -don |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | -e | -de |
plural | -en | -den |
imperative | ||
singular | - | |
plural | -aþ | |
participle | present | past |
-ende | -ed |
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *-anā, from Proto-Germanic *-anē.
Alternative forms
editSuffix
edit-an
Etymology 3
editSuffix
edit-an
- Forms the accusative, genitive, and dative singular and nominative and accusative plural of n-stem nouns
- beran ― bear, bear's, bears
See also
editWeak:
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | -a | -an |
accusative | -an | -an |
genitive | -an | -ena |
dative | -an | -um |
Etymology 4
editSuffix
edit-an
- Alternative form of -on (strong plural past indicative suffix)
Etymology 5
editSuffix
edit-an
- Forms the following inflections of weak adjectives:
- Masculine and feminine accusative, genitive, dative, and instrumental singular
- Neuter genitive, dative, and instrumental singular
- Masculine, feminine, and neuter nominative and accusative plural
Etymology 6
editSuffix
edit-an
- Alternative form of -um
Usage notes
editThis form appears in late texts due to reduction of the original -um ending.
Old Galician-Portuguese
editEtymology
editSuffix
edit-an (1st conj.)
- a suffix indicating the third-person plural indicative present of a verb in -ar
Descendants
editOld Norse
editEtymology 1
editPresumably from Proto-Germanic *-ōniz.
Suffix
edit-an
- (deverbative suffix) used to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editInherited from Proto-Norse -ᚨᚾᚨ (-ana), from Proto-Germanic *-anē.
Suffix
edit-an
- forms adverbs with ablative direction
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editSuffix
edit-an
- strong accusative singular ending of adjectives
Old Saxon
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *-aną.
Suffix
edit-an
Phalura
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-an
- Third person plural suffix
Alternative forms
edit- -íin (With e-ending verb stems)
- -óon (With a-ending verb stems)
- -en (Biori)
- -éen (With e-ending verb stems in Biori)
- -áan (With a-ending verb stems in Biori)
References
editPolish
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Latin -ānus?”)
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-an m
- (chemistry) -ate, used to form names of derivates of oxyacids whose name ends with -owy (-ic)
- forms people
Declension
editInanimate declension:
Animate declension:
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- -an in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editSuffix
edit-an m or n (feminine singular -ană, masculine plural -ani, feminine and neuter plural -ane)
- Forms adjectives and nouns describing things and characteristics of a city, region, or country; -an
- Australia (“Australia”) + -an → australian (“Australian”)
- America (“America”) + -an → american (“American”)
Usage notes
editFor the countries that end in -ia, the plural form of the suffix is -ieni when masculine and -iene when feminine/neuter.
Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Suffix
edit-an m or n (feminine singular -ană, masculine plural -ani, feminine and neuter plural -ane)
- Added to nouns and adjectives as an augmentative suffix.
- Forms names of male animals.
Declension
editsingular | plural | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | -an | -ană | -ani | -ane | |||
definite | -anul | -ana | -anii | -anele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | -an | -ane | -ani | -ane | |||
definite | -anului | -anei | -anilor | -anelor |
Derived terms
editScottish Gaelic
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish -án.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-an m
- A masculine suffix used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something, often used for male given names.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editOriginally the Old Irish accusative and vocative plural ending of n-stem nouns. For example Old Irish imbliu, vocative/accusative plural imblenna. Cognate with Irish -anna, Manx -yn.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-an
- Used to form regular nominatives plural of nouns.
References
edit- Colin Mark (2003) The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 641
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology 1
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Suffix
edit-an (Cyrillic spelling -ан)
- Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a (often negative) feature or endearment.
Etymology 2
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ.
Suffix
edit-an (Cyrillic spelling -ан)
Derived terms
editSee also
editSpanish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Latin -ant, the third-person plural present active indicative ending of first conjugation verbs.
Suffix
edit-an
- Suffix indicating the third-person plural (also used with ustedes) present indicative of -ar verbs.
Etymology 2
editFrom Latin -eant, Latin -ant, and Latin -iant, the third-person plural present active subjunctive endings of second, third, and fourth conjugation verbs, respectively.
Suffix
edit-an
- Suffix indicating the third-person plural (also used with ustedes) present subjunctive of -er and -ir verbs.
- Suffix indicating the third-person plural imperative of -er and -ir verbs.
See also
editSwedish
editEtymology 1
editSuffix
edit-an
Etymology 2
editSuffix
edit-an
- -an; making a noun, describing a person by belief or nationality
- Tibet + -an → tibetan
- Luther + -an → lutheran
- vegetarian
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editTagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an, from Proto-Austronesian *-an.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /an/ [ɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: -an
Suffix
edit-an (verb-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ◌ᜈ᜔ or ᜀᜈ᜔)
- object trigger: to do something to a person or a thing
- Buksan mo ang pinto. ― (You) open the door (door is focused).)
- object trigger: to cause something to become; to make
- Binagalan ni Sue ang kotse. ― Sue slowed down the car. (The car is focused.)
- directional trigger: to do something in the (physical or psychological) direction of
- Tinitingnan ko ang manwal. ― I'm looking at the manual. (The manual is focused).)
- benefactive trigger: to do something for
- Titirhan ko si Roy ng keyk. ― I'll leave some cake for Roy. (Roy is focused).)
- object trigger: (with root word reduplication) to do something occasionally, at random, a little, a bit, now and then or here and there
- Winawalis-walisan; ko ang sahig. ― I'm sweeping the floor a bit. (The floor is focused).)
- directional trigger: (with root word reduplication) to do something in the (physical or psychological) direction of, occasionally, at random, a little, a bit, now and then or here and there
- Tinutulung-tulungan ni Jessy si Patty. ― Jessy helped Patty a bit. (Patty is focused).)
- object trigger: to perform the action of the verb on something
- Huwag mong sulatan ang dokumento. ― Don't write anything on the document.
Suffix
edit-an (noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ◌ᜈ᜔ or ᜀᜈ᜔)
- Forms locative nouns expressing where a large quantity of the thing meant by the root is put, planted, or can be found
- Forms locative nouns where the action expressed by the root is performed
- Forms nouns expressing period in which the action expressed by the root is collectively performed
- Forms nouns indicating a tool or an object that is used to perform what is meant by the root
- Forms nouns signifying reciprocal or joint performance of the action expressed by the root
- Used to create a diminutive, pretensive, or imitative form of something (used with reduplication of root word)
- bahay (“house”) + -an → bahay-bahayan (“toy house”)
- Diyos (“God”) + -an → diyos-diyosan (“false god”)
- baril (“gun”) + -an → baril-barilan (“toy gun”)
Suffix
edit-an (adverb-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ◌ᜈ᜔ or ᜀᜈ᜔)
- (appended to numbers) Used to indicate groups.
- tatlo (“three”) + -an → tatluhan (“in threes, three at a time”)
- dalawampu (“twenty”) + -an → dalawampuan (“in groups of twenty, twenty at a time”)
Usage notes
edit- Normally, /h/ is inserted before -an when a root word ending with a vowel is not followed by a glottal stop. In some cases, phoneme change can occur and /h/ becomes /n/.
- Sometimes, the final vowel of the root word disappears when the suffix is added.
- Due to allophony, /d/ turns into /r/ when inserted before -an.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editAnagrams
editTurkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish ـان (-an), from Old Anatolian Turkish [Term?], from Proto-Turkic *-gan.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-an
- Creates participles and relative clauses where
- the relativized element is the grammatical subject of the clause
- şarkı söyleyen çocuk ― the child who is singing
- burada satılan bir ürün ― a product which is sold here
- the relativized element is the possessor of the grammatical subject of the clause
- bacağı ağrıyan hasta ― a patient whose leg hurts
- şapkası ters duran adam ― a man whose hat is backwards
- the relativized element is the possessor of some other element of the clause, and the subject is categorial and indefinite
- koyunlarını kurt kapan köylü ― a villager whose sheep were caught by wolves
- kafasında şapka olan çocuk ― a child who has a hat on their head
- the relativized element is the grammatical subject of the clause
- Creates nouns with the meaning of "the one who ...", "those who ...", "those which ..." etc. when one of the aforementioned conditions apply
- savaşı kaybedenler ― those who lost the war
- trenden inenler ― those who are disembarking the train
- Combines with the dative suffix and the postpositions kadar, dek or değin to mean until
- ölene kadar ― till I die/he dies
- dönene dek ― till I return/he returns
Usage notes
editReferences
edit- Turkish: A Comprehensive Grammar, 2005, →ISBN
Volapük
editSuffix
edit-an
- Used to indicate someone who is or does something
Derived terms
editWelsh
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Celtic *-agnos.
Suffix
edit-an
- diminutive suffix, -let
- person or object with characteristics of the root word
- used to form pet names
Etymology 2
editAlternative forms
editSuffix
edit-an
- verbnoun suffix
Etymology 3
editSuffix
edit-an
- (colloquial) verb suffix for the third-person future plural
Derived terms
editReferences
editR. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-an”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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