"-na" meaning in Swedish

See -na in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -a [alternative], -en [alternative], -ne [alternative]
Etymology: From the plural of Old Norse hinn (demonstrative pronoun), suffixed to the end of the noun stem. Usually corresponds to Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk -ne. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|hinn}} Old Norse hinn, {{cog|da|-}} Danish, {{cog|nb|-}} Norwegian Bokmål, {{cog|nn|-ne}} Norwegian Nynorsk -ne Head templates: {{head|sv|suffix}} -na
  1. Marker of definiteness on nouns in the plural (except for nouns of the fourth and some of the fifth declension). Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--na-sv-suffix-aNeU3Q8T Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 92 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: From Old Norse -na, from Proto-Germanic *-naną. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|-na}} Old Norse -na, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*-naną}} Proto-Germanic *-naną Head templates: {{head|sv|suffix}} -na
  1. -en; Used with some adjectives or verbal stems to form inchoative verbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--na-sv-suffix-e5QRjgsI Categories (other): Pages linking to anchors not found in Appendix:Glossary
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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