-n-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "n"

English

Etymology

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Interfix

-n-

1. Used with certain suffixes, such as -ian and -ese, when the base word ends in a vowel that is not readily elided.

   Panamanian, Torontonian

   Shanghainese, Balinese

2. (pharmacology) Alternative form of -ner-.

Derived terms

English terms interfixed with -n-

Related terms

• -n

Dutch

Interfix

-n-

1. Interfix used to link elements in some compounds, sometimes short for -en-. Often used for compounds whose first word is ending in a schwa (spelt with a final e).

Derived terms

Dutch terms interfixed with -n-

French

Interfix

-n-

1. Used to break up certain vowel sequences, for euphonic reasons.

   javanais ― Javanese

Derived terms

French terms interfixed with -n-

German

Alternative forms

• -en-

Interfix

-n-

1. Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter.

   ‎Dose (“can”) + ‎-n- + ‎Öffner (“opener”) → ‎Dosenöffner (“can opener”)

   ‎Tasche (“pocket”) + ‎-n- + ‎Uhr (“clock”) → ‎Taschenuhr (“pocket watch”)

Derived terms

German terms interfixed with -n-

See also

• -s-, -es-

Latin

Infix

-n-

1. Infix used to denote an action (not lasting); becomes -m- in front of b, m, p

   ‎accubō (“I lie”) + ‎-n- → ‎accumbō (“I recline, lie down”)

2. Infix used to denote a lasting action; becomes -m- in front of b, m, p

   ‎iugō (“I tie”) + ‎-n- → ‎iungō (“I tie for a long time”)

   ‎coniugō (“I tie firmly”) + ‎-n- → ‎coniungō (“I tie firmly for a long time”)

Derived terms

Latin terms infixed with -n-

Navajo

Interfix

-n-

1. a consonant that often appears as a ligature between the elements of a compound word. It usually comes between a final nasal vowel (ą, ę, į, ǫ) and a suffix that begins with a vowel. The nasal vowel(s) lose the nasal mark when followed by -n.

   łeesʼáán = łeezh + siʼą́ + -n- + -í

Derived terms

Navajo terms interfixed with -n-

See also

• -ł-
• -s-
• -sh-

Polabian

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Slavic *-ьn-. Compare glåvnĕ from Proto-Slavic *golvьnъ.

Suffix

-n-

1. forms adjectives from nouns

   glåvă + -n- → glåvnĕ

   trai̯vă̯ + -n- → trai̯vnĕ

   lai̯cår + -n- → lai̯cernĕ

Synonyms

• -en-

Derived terms

Polabian terms suffixed with -n-

References

• Kazimierz Polański (2010), Jan Okuniewski, editor, Gramatyka języka połabskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Katowice: Biblioteka Uniwersytetu Śląskiego, page 149

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n/

Interfix

-n-

1. used to connect a word that ends in a nasal vowel or nasal diphthong to a suffix

   ‎canção (“song”) + ‎-n- + ‎-eiro → ‎cancioneiro (“songbook”)

   ‎capim (“wild grass”) + ‎-n- + ‎-ar → ‎capinar (“to remove weeds”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms interfixed with -n-

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• -ng- – Default interfix for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel.
• -g- – for compounds with preceding stem ending with letter (n).
• -m- – for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel, but next stem starts with the letter (b) or (p).

Etymology

From -ng (“enclitic suffix”).

Interfix

-n-

1. Compound interfix, connecting the adjective stem to the noun stem, after the preceding stem ends in a vowel, but next stem starts with the letter (d), (l), (r), (s), or (t).

   Synonyms: -ng-, -g-, -m-, na, -ng, -g

   ‎isa + ‎-n- + ‎daan → ‎sandaan

   ‎labi + ‎-n- + ‎lima → ‎labinlima

   ‎bago + ‎-n- + ‎sakop + ‎-in → ‎bagunsakupin

   ‎libo + ‎-n- + ‎taon → ‎libuntaon

Derived terms

• Tagalog terms interfixed with -n-

Turkish

Interfix

-n-

1. thematic consonant for the words that have one syllable and ending with vowel sound (su is an irregular word)

   onu, ona, bunu, buna, şunu, şuna, onda, bunda, şunda, ondan, bundan, şundan

   that (accusative), this (accusative), to/at/on/in/from this/that, it (accusative)/her/him, to/at/on/in/from it/her/him

2. Thematic consonant between the third person possessive suffix -i and case endings.

   iş yerinden, birinci dünya savaşında

   from workplace, in the World War 1