"-n-" meaning in English

See -n- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interfix

Head templates: {{head|en|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. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--n--en-interfix-plV-E7nT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English interfixes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English interfixes: 72 28
  2. (pharmacology) Alternative form of -ner-. Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -ner- Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
    Sense id: en--n--en-interfix-gG8bnC8s Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -n
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