-ne

See also Appendix:Variations of "ne"

Danish

Suffix

-ne

1. Marker of definiteness on nouns in the plural

   stole (from stol (chair)); stolene, chairs; the chairs

   æbler (from æble (apple)); æblerne, apple; the apples

2. Used with some adjectives to form inchoative verbs

   gul; gulne, yellow; become yellow.

Usage notes

Inchoative verb

The suffix -ne may be analysed as two morphemes (-n (incoative verb stem) + -a (infinitive)). In Danish, this affix alternates with plain infinitive -e.

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Finnish

Wikipedia

Suffix

-ne

1. The suffix used to form the comitative case. It denotes companionship and ownership, and is written where English would use "together with (one's possession)".

   Menin ruskeine koirineni.

   I went together with my brown dog.

   Tiibet on mielenkiintoinen maa suurine vuorineen.

   Tibet is a fascinating land, together with its great mountains.

Usage notes

• Relatively rare in spoken Finnish. The idea of comitative is more often expressed with other structures, particularly the postposition kanssa (“together with”).
• Grammatically comitative is always plural, even if used of a singular object.
• In nouns the suffix -ne is appended with the appropriate posessive suffix. In Wiktionary the declension tables of Finnish nouns show the comitative with the 3rd person suffix -en to form -neen.

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Irish

Alternative forms

• -na (broad form)

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɲə]

Suffix

-ne

1. First-person plural emphatic

   -selves

Usage notes

• Added to nouns in the presence of the possessive adjective to emphasize the possessor rather than the thing possessed:

  ár n-athairne -- our father

  ár gcapaillne -- our horses

  Note: ár mbeagáin-ne -- our bits

• Added to prepositional pronouns (which in Irish always end in a slender consonant) to add emphasis (not to create a reflexive pronoun):
  • Used with first-person plural (e.g. againne).
• Added to verbs to indicate "ourselves":

  cloisfimidne -- we (ourselves) will hear

  chloisfimisne -- we (ourselves) would hear

Related terms

• -se
• -sean

See also

• féin
• muidne, sinne

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Latin

Particle

-ne (interrogative enclitic)

1. Question particle meaning "is it not that".

   Nihilne in mentem?

   Does nothing suggest itself to your mind?

   Ah, pergisne?

   Ah, at it again?

   Potesne mihi succurrere, quaeso?

   Can you help me, please?

2. or… (introduces a question or an alternative)

Usage notes

• A question requiring an answer of "yes" or "no" is formed by adding -ne to the emphatic word:

  Is tibi mortemne vidētur aut dolōrem timēre?

  Does he seem to you to fear death or pain?

  Hīcine vir usquam nisi in patriā moriētur?

  Shall this man die anywhere but in his native land?

  Tūne id veritus es?

  Did you fear that?

• The enclitic -ne is sometimes omitted.

  Patēre tua cōnsilia nōn sentīs?

  Do you not see that your schemes are manifest?

• When -ne is added to a negative word (such as nōnne) an affirmative answer is expected.

  Nōnne animadvertis?

  Aren't you paying attention?

Related terms

• -que
• -ve

Derived terms

• nōnne
• anne
• satisne (satine/satin)
• scisne (scin)

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Latvian

Suffix

-ne

1. A variant of -tne; added to adjectives or verbs to form abstract nouns.

Synonyms

• -tne
• -atne
• -otne

Derived terms

[+] Latvian words suffixed with -ne

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Scottish Gaelic

Suffix

-ne

1. -selves (emphatic)

Usage notes

• Added to nouns in the presence of the possessive adjective to emphasize the possessor rather than the thing possessed (NB: Ignores broad/slender rule):

  ar n-athair-ne -- our father

  ar càr-ne -- our friend

• Added to prepositional pronouns to add emphasis (not to create a reflexive pronoun):
  • Used with first-person plural (e.g. againne).

See also

• -sa
• -san
• -se

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Taos

Suffix

-ne

1. Duoplural number inflection. On nouns in gender III.6, it indicates either collective number or singular noncount (mass) and has corresponding singular agreement marking on verb-forms. (See also: -na, -ną, -nemą.)