-any

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From -a- (linking vowel) +‎ -ny (nominal-forming suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-any

  1. (nominal-forming suffix) Added to a word to form a noun or an adjective.
    híg (thin (liquid)) + ‎-any → ‎higany (mercury)

Usage notes[edit]

  • (nominal-forming suffix) Variants:
    -ny is added to words ending in a vowel
    -any is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -ony is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -eny is added to unrounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -öny is added to rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Old Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-anъ (in some cases Proto-Slavic *-ěnъ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /anɨː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /anɨ/

Suffix[edit]

-any

  1. forms masculine adjectives or adjectival participles

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Polish: -any

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish -any, from Proto-Slavic *-anъ (in some cases Proto-Slavic *-ěnъ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.nɨ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -anɨ
  • Syllabification: a‧ny

Suffix[edit]

-any m

  1. forms masculine adjectives or adjectival participles
    dobrać + ‎-any → ‎dobrany

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • -any in Polish dictionaries at PWN