"-n" meaning in Finnish

See -n in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: table From Proto-Finnic *-n, from Proto-Uralic *-n (genitive suffix). Etymology templates: {{etymid|fi|genitive}} table, {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*-n}} Proto-Finnic *-n, {{inh|fi|urj-pro|*-n|pos=genitive suffix}} Proto-Uralic *-n (genitive suffix) Head templates: {{head|fi|suffixes||-{{{var}}}||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-||-{{{vAr}}}||{{{comp}}}||{{{sup}}}|cat2=|f2nolink=1|f3nolink=1|f4nolink=1|f5nolink=1|f6nolink=1|f7nolink=1|f8nolink=1|head=}} -n, {{fi-suffix|case}} -n
  1. Used to form the genitive case. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--n-fi-suffix-jnw6wq7M Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 27 12 4 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 26 26 16 6 Disambiguation of Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 26 26 26 17 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: table From Proto-Finnic *-n, from Proto-Uralic *-m (“accusative suffix”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|fi|accusative}} table, {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*-n}} Proto-Finnic *-n, {{inh|fi|urj-pro|*-m||accusative suffix}} Proto-Uralic *-m (“accusative suffix”) Head templates: {{head|fi|suffixes||-{{{var}}}||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-||-{{{vAr}}}||{{{comp}}}||{{{sup}}}|cat2=|f2nolink=1|f3nolink=1|f4nolink=1|f5nolink=1|f6nolink=1|f7nolink=1|f8nolink=1|head=}} -n, {{fi-suffix|case}} -n
  1. Used to form the accusative case. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--n-fi-suffix-90JbFisN Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 27 12 4 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 26 26 16 6 Disambiguation of Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 26 26 26 17 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Etymology: table From Proto-Finnic *-n, probably of the same origin as the genitive suffix (see etymology 1). The instructive singular only exists for a few nouns in modern Finnish (such as jalan from jalka); the case is usually used in the plural (-in). Etymology templates: {{etymid|fi|instructive}} table, {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*-n}} Proto-Finnic *-n, {{m|fi|jalan}} jalan, {{m|fi|jalka}} jalka, {{m|fi|-in|id=instructive}} -in Head templates: {{head|fi|suffixes||-{{{var}}}||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-||-{{{vAr}}}||{{{comp}}}||{{{sup}}}|cat2=|f2nolink=1|f3nolink=1|f4nolink=1|f5nolink=1|f6nolink=1|f7nolink=1|f8nolink=1|head=}} -n, {{fi-suffix|case}} -n
  1. Used to form the instructive case, usually only in the plural. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--n-fi-suffix-U3J2Vc2J Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 27 12 4 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 26 26 16 6 Disambiguation of Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 26 26 26 17 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Suffix

Etymology: table From Proto-Finnic *-n, from Proto-Uralic first-person singular suffix *-mV, probably connected with the first person pronoun *mV; see minä. Etymology templates: {{etymid|fi|verbal}} table, {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*-n}} Proto-Finnic *-n, {{inh|fi|urj-pro|-}} Proto-Uralic, {{m|fi|minä}} minä Head templates: {{head|fi|suffixes||-{{{var}}}||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-||-{{{vAr}}}||{{{comp}}}||{{{sup}}}|cat2=|f2nolink=1|f3nolink=1|f4nolink=1|f5nolink=1|f6nolink=1|f7nolink=1|f8nolink=1|head=}} -n, {{fi-suffix|inflectional}} -n
  1. (personal) the first-person singular suffix for verbs Tags: morpheme, personal Related terms: -t, -mme, -tte, -vat
    Sense id: en--n-fi-suffix-EajQzjwY Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 27 12 4 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 26 26 16 6 Disambiguation of Finnish terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 26 26 26 17 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Suffix

Etymology: table Etymology templates: {{etymid|fi|nominal}} table Head templates: {{head|fi|suffixes||-{{{var}}}||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-||-{{{vAr}}}||{{{comp}}}||{{{sup}}}|cat2=|f2nolink=1|f3nolink=1|f4nolink=1|f5nolink=1|f6nolink=1|f7nolink=1|f8nolink=1|head=}} -n, {{fi-suffix}} -n
  1. Alternative form of -ne (diminutive nominal suffix) Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -ne (extra: diminutive nominal suffix)
    Sense id: en--n-fi-suffix-hOqQJlFA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

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