"-an" meaning in French

See -an in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -ans [plural], -ane [feminine], -ane [feminine], -ans [masculine, plural], -anes [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} -an m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ans, feminine -ane), {{fr-adj|m|f=+}} -an (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ane, masculine plural -ans, feminine plural -anes)
  1. alternative form of -ain Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine, morpheme Alternative form of: -ain

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ane",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ans",
      "head_nr": 2,
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-anes",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "-ain"
        }
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          "-ain",
          "-ain#French"
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        "morpheme"
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}
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    },
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      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ane",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ans",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-anes",
      "head_nr": 2,
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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        "French suffixes",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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          "-ain#French"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-an"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -an meaning in French (1.2kB)

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