-аан

Mongolian

Alternative forms

• (after vowel stems) -гаан (-gaan), -гаа (-gaa)
• -аа (-aa)
• -га (-ga)

Etymology

Possibly from the participle suffix -аа (-aa).

Suffix

-аан • (-aan) (complying with vowel harmony)

1. forms nouns with unpredictable semantics out of verbs

Usage notes

• In majority of the words formed using this suffix, the final н (n) is missing in the nominative but re-appears in the declension.