"-nan" meaning in All languages combined

See -nan on Wiktionary

Romanization [Gothic]

Head templates: {{head|got|romanization|head=}} -nan, {{got-rom}} -nan
  1. Romanization of -𐌽𐌰𐌽 Tags: alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: -𐌽𐌰𐌽
    Sense id: en--nan-got-romanization-qxhZ3WSl Categories (other): Gothic entries with incorrect language header, Gothic romanizations

Suffix [Papiamentu]

Etymology: The third person plural pronoun nan (“they”) and the overall plural noun suffix -nan are unique for Papiamentu and cannot be found in any other language. According to Clements and Parkvall the pronoun nan and its derived suffix -nan were introduced into the language just in the 1700s because of the grown need for a plural marking. Apparently before the introduction the need for a plural marking was not felt. Just like in other South American languages the suffix originated in the form "kas-nan" literally "house-they" (ac Lenz). Compare the Curripaco Arawak suffix -na and the Dutch suffix -en. Searches are being undertaken to find the African connections with the words "iran", "ene", "na", "nan", "inen" and "ane" in the languages Bini, Kwa, Anabonese, Bantu, Kimbundu, Angolar, Fa d'Ambu, Edo and Saotome in the African countries of Sao Tomé, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria (see Bartens and Schuchardt). All very improbably. Etymology templates: {{m|pap|nan||they}} nan (“they”), {{m|pap|-nan}} -nan, {{m|pap|nan}} nan, {{m|pap|-nan}} -nan, {{m|kpc|-na}} -na, {{m|nl|-en}} -en Head templates: {{head|pap|suffix}} -nan
  1. Used to form regular plurals of nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--nan-pap-suffix-weQdwA0d Categories (other): Papiamentu entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Tagalog]

Forms: ᜈᜈ᜔ [Baybayin]
Head templates: {{tl-verb|addlpos=noun,adverb|b=+}} -nan (verb-forming suffix, noun-forming suffix, adverb-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜈᜈ᜔)
  1. alternative form of -an Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -an Derived forms: ka- -nan

Download JSON data for -nan meaning in All languages combined (4.3kB)

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