-un

See also: Appendix:Variations of "un"

Chuukese

Suffix

-un

1. of

Synonyms

• -en

Finnish

Etymology

See -Vn (illative suffix).

Suffix

-un

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

Icelandic

Etymology

U-mutated variant of -an, from Old Norse -an, from Proto-Germanic *-ōniz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʏn/

Suffix

-un f (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -unar, no plural)

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

   ‎þróa (“to develop”) + ‎-un → ‎þróun (“development”)

   ‎hafna (“to reject”) + ‎-un → ‎höfnun (“rejection”)

Declension

Declension of -un (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	-un	-unin
accusative	-un	-unina
dative	-un	-uninni
genitive	-unar	-unarinnar

Derived terms

Icelandic terms suffixed with -un

aðdáun

aðdróttun

afbökun

afhjúpun

afsökun

athugun

ákvörðun

ásökun

áætlun

bilun

björgun

bruggun

byrjun

bölvun

bötnun

diffrun

dýrkun

eitrun

endurlífgun

fjölgun

flokkun

forheimskun

forritun

fóðrun

frestun

frjóvgun

fróun

frævun

förðun

förgun

geislun

gerjun

gliðnun

glötun

goggun

götun

hegðun

hemlun

hindrun

hitun

hjúkrun

hjöðnun

hlerun

hlýnun

hnignun

hrörnun

huggun

hugsun

hækkun

höfnun

hönnun

innlimun

innritun

ímyndun

ívilnun

jöfnun

kulnun

kvittun

kvörtun

köfnun

kölkun

köllun

könnun

lemmun

lestun

lömun

löngun

margföldun

mátun

mengun

menntun

mettun

minnkun

mótun

myndun

mötun

nauðgun

neitun

notkun

opinberun

opnun

predikun

prentun

prófun

pöntun

pössun

ráðstöfun

riftun

ritskoðun

rotnun

röskun

skammstöfun

skjölun

skoðun

skynjun

sköddun

skömmtun

skönnun

smánun

sóun

speglun

spilun

sprautun

stofnun

stoppun

stuðlun

stöðvun

sútun

synjun

takmörkun

tegrun

tilslökun

tilviljun

tilvitnun

tognun

truflun

undrun

upphrópun

upplifun

urðun

útskúfun

veiklun

verndun

virkjun

vitrun

vísun

vönun

þjöppun

þrælkun

þungun

æxlun

ölvun

öndun

örmögnun

örvun

Ngarrindjeri

Suffix

-un

1. Suffix denoting present tense.

Old English

Suffix

-un

1. alternative form of -on (strong plural past indicative suffix)

Old Norse

Etymology

Variant of -an f, from Proto-Germanic *-ōniz. Unlike "-an", "-un" is affected by u-umlaut in the nominative, accusative and dative singular forms.

Suffix

-un f

1. (deverbative suffix) used to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs

Declension

Declension of -un (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	-un	-unin	-anir	-anirnar
accusative	-un	-unina	-anir	-anirnar
dative	-un	-uninni	-unum	-ununum
genitive	-anar	-anarinnar	-ana	-ananna

Derived terms

Old Norse terms suffixed with -un

skipun

skǫpun

tǫpun

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-unъ

Polish -un

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-unъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /un/
• Rhymes: -un
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-un m

1. forms masculine nouns

   ‎bieg + ‎-un → ‎biegun

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -un

biegun

brechun

bryzgun

Chłystun

Chodun

ćpun

Dzierzgoń

jastrun

klekotun

koślun

lotun

opiekun

piastun

piorun

skakun

szeptun

świstun

wijun

zwiastun

Further reading

• -un in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Common Turkic *-ï-ŋ.

Suffix

-un (complying with vowel harmony)

1. An epenthetic variant of -n (the suffixation of the second-person singular possession), agglutinated after a syllable which ends in a consonant and contains a rounded back vowel

   ‎torun (“grand child”) + ‎-un → ‎(senin) torunun (“your grandchild”)

   ‎horoz (“rooster”) + ‎-un → ‎(senin) horozun (“your rooster”)

Usage notes

• 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

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

  Uğur → Uğur'un

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish ـِڭ (-ïŋ), from Proto-Common Turkic *-nïŋ. Final -ŋ had been coronalised to -n and initial -n- had been dropped apparently to avoid cluster.

Compare with Azerbaijani -un, Kazakh -ның (-nyñ) / -дың (-dyñ) / -тың (-tyñ), Tuvan -нуң (-nuñ) / -дуң (-duñ) / -туң (-tuñ), etc.

Suffix

-un (complying with vowel harmony)

1. Variant of -nun (suffix forming genitive), agglutinated after a syllable which ends in a consonant and contains a rounded back vowel

   ‎okul (“school”) + ‎-un → ‎okulun (“school’s, of school”)

Usage notes

• 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

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

  Uğur → Uğur'un