Chuukese

Suffix

-un

1. of

Synonyms

• -en

Finnish

Suffix

-un

1. Suffix variant for the illative singular: see -Vn.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʏn/

Suffix

-un

1. Forms nouns from verbs (generally class 4 weak verbs) denoting the action or state described by the verb

   þróa ‎(“develop”) – þróun ‎(“development”)

   hafna ‎(“reject”) – höfnun ‎(“rejection”)

Derived terms

Ngarrindjeri

Suffix

-un

1. Suffix denoting present tense.

Turkish

Suffix

-un

1. Second-person singular possessive suffix denoting singular possession in words ending in a consonant.

   torun ‎(“grandchild”) → torunun ‎(“your grandchild”)

   horoz ‎(“rooster”) → horozun ‎(“your rooster”)

2. Genitive case suffix for the nouns which end in a consonant

   okul ‎(“school”) → okulun ‎(“school's/of the school”)

Usage notes

• If the noun ends in a vowel, it becomes -n (for the possession suffix)

  koku → kokun

• It's used only when the word's last vowel is "o" or "u". It may change into "-in", "-ın" and "-ün" according to the last vowel of the word. (possession suffix)

  ev → evin (the last vowel is "e" or "i")

  saç → saçın (the last vowel is "a" or "ı")

  yüz → yüzün (the last vowel is "ö" or "ü")

• If the word ends in "p", "ç", "t" or "k", it may change them into "b", "c", "d" and "ğ".

  grup → grubun

  burç → burcun

  umut → umudun

  çocuk → çocuğun

• It may cause the last vowel of the word to be dropped.

  burun → burnun

• If the word ends in a vowel, it's used with an auxiliary consonant; "n". (for the genitive case suffix)

  soru → sorunun

• It must be used with an apostrophe if it's appended to a proper noun.

  Uğur → Uğur'un