"-n" meaning in Esperanto

See -n in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek -ν (-n) (masculine and feminine accusative ending) and/or German -en (masculine accusative ending). Etymology templates: {{der|eo|grc|-ν}} Ancient Greek -ν (-n), {{der|eo|de|-en}} German -en Head templates: {{head|eo|suffix}} -n
  1. accusative ending Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--n-eo-suffix-3OtzuJmh Categories (other): Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro, Esperanto BRO1, Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto Disambiguation of Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro: 78 22 Disambiguation of Esperanto BRO1: 78 22 Disambiguation of Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto: 63 37
  2. ending indicating destination: in the direction of, and arriving at Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--n-eo-suffix-rGWS2661 Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
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        "1": "eo",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-ν"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -ν (-n)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "-en"
      },
      "expansion": "German -en",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek -ν (-n) (masculine and feminine accusative ending) and/or German -en (masculine accusative ending).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto BRO1",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "63 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "stone / he throws the stone",
          "text": "ŝtono / li ĵetas la ŝtonon",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "kind / I met the kind women",
          "text": "afabla / mi renkontis la afablajn virinojn",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "accusative ending"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "id": "en--n-eo-suffix-3OtzuJmh",
      "links": [
        [
          "accusative",
          "accusative#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "table / the cat jumped on(to) a table",
          "text": "tablo / la kato saltis sur tablon",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "refrigerator / she will put the bottles of milk in(to) the refrigerator",
          "text": "fridujo / ŝi metos la botelojn da lakto en la fridujon",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ending indicating destination: in the direction of, and arriving at"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "id": "en--n-eo-suffix-rGWS2661",
      "links": [
        [
          "destination",
          "destination#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-n"
}
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    "Esperanto BRO1",
    "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
    "Esperanto lemmas",
    "Esperanto suffixes",
    "Esperanto terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Esperanto terms derived from German",
    "Pages with 22 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "-en"
      },
      "expansion": "German -en",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek -ν (-n) (masculine and feminine accusative ending) and/or German -en (masculine accusative ending).",
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      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-n",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Esperanto terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "stone / he throws the stone",
          "text": "ŝtono / li ĵetas la ŝtonon",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "kind / I met the kind women",
          "text": "afabla / mi renkontis la afablajn virinojn",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "accusative ending"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "links": [
        [
          "accusative",
          "accusative#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Esperanto terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "table / the cat jumped on(to) a table",
          "text": "tablo / la kato saltis sur tablon",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "refrigerator / she will put the bottles of milk in(to) the refrigerator",
          "text": "fridujo / ŝi metos la botelojn da lakto en la fridujon",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ending indicating destination: in the direction of, and arriving at"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "links": [
        [
          "destination",
          "destination#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-n"
}

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  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-n",
  "trace": ""
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