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English

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Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Middle English ne.

    Suffix

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    -na

    1. (Mid-Ulster) -n't
      • 1892, William Carleton, Amusing Irish Tales:
        Balgruntie wasna that—

    Etymology 2

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    Contraction of -ing to.

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    -na

    1. (slang, on a verb) -ing to (with infinitive); indicates the grammatical present continuous active mood
      I'm tryna (trying to) figure this one out.

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    Albanian

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    Etymology

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    Related to unë (“I”) and maybe further to ne (“we”).

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    -na

    1. Gheg form of -em, the mediopassive first-person singular indicative present ending.
      bëhem / bâhna (“to become, turn into”)
      zbehem / zbehna (“to turn pale”)
    2. Gheg form of -mi, the active first-person plural indicative present ending.
      (ne) kena shumë punë për me bo.
      we have much work to do

    Aymara

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    -na

    1. possessive marker

    Curripaco

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    -na

    1. third person plural patient marker

    References

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    • Swintha Danielsen, Tania Granadillo, Agreement in two Arawak languages, in The Typology of Semantic Alignment (edited by Mark Donohue, Søren Wichmann) (2008, →ISBN), page 398

    Czech

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Old Czech -na, from Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ.

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      -na f (noun-forming suffix)

      1. from nouns forms nouns referring to places
        ‎prodej + ‎-na → ‎prodejna

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      Further reading

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      • -na in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

      Dena'ina

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Athabaskan *-neˑ. Cognate with Lower Tanana -na.

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      -na

      1. A human plural suffix, used to nominalize verbs, as a relativizer, and in the formation of numerals and demonstrative pronouns referring to plural people.

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      References

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      • Kari, James (2013), Denaʼina Topical Dictionary, Revised Edition, Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, page 329

      Estonian

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      -na

      1. Forms the essive case.

      Usage notes

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      • The suffix is appended to the genitive stem or an appropriate plural stem.

      Finnish

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      Etymology 1

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        From Proto-Finnic *-na, from the Proto-Uralic locative case ending *-na.

        Suffix

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        -na (front vowel harmony variant -nä, linguistic notation -nA)

        1. Marks the essive case.
          eräänä kauniina aamuna ― on a beautiful morning
          Ennen pidit minua kauniina.
          You used to think I was beautiful.
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        Further reading

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        • Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.

        Etymology 2

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          From Proto-Finnic *-na, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-na.

          Suffix

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          -na (front vowel harmony variant -nä, linguistic notation -nA)

          1. Forms action nouns from certain verbs, mainly related to sound, whose first infinitive ends in -sta.
            ‎kutista (“to itch”) + ‎-na → ‎kutina (“itching”)
          2. Forms some diminutive nouns.
          Usage notes
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          As a deverbal suffix, most often used with verbs with stems ending in -ise-, or (depending on the analysis) their roots. In any case, the -se- part is deleted (e.g. helise- → helinä).

          Alternative forms
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          • -ina (reanalyzed into its own suffix)
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          Further reading

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          • Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.

          Anagrams

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          Garo

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          Etymology

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          (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

          Suffix

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          -na

          1. (inflectional suffix) forms the dative case
          2. reason
            Maina na·a rel gariko sraprikjaha?
            For what reason did you not catch the train?

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          • -ni (“forms genitive”)
          • -ko (“forms accusative”)
          • -chi (“forms instrumental”)
          • -no (“forms locative”)

          Hadza

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          -na

          1. a locative suffix
            ‎hama (3rd person masculine singular proximal pronoun) + ‎-na → ‎hamana (“here”)
            ‎bee (3rd person feminine plural given pronoun) + ‎-na → ‎beena (“there”)
            ‎himiggê (3rd person masculine singular invisible pronoun) + ‎-na → ‎himiggêna (“in/behind there”)

          Hawaiian

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          Alternative forms

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          This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
          Particularly: “Per the -na entry at Wehewehe, there's also a passive suffix -na, as well as some kind of possessive suffix -na, both from Proto-Polynesian *-na.”

          From Proto-Polynesian *-ŋa (gerundive suffix),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *-an(a) (nominal suffix). Cognates include Māori -anga, hanga, -ranga, -tanga, Samoan -ga and Tongan -nga.

          Pronunciation

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          -na

          1. Common nominalizing suffix, sometimes with shortening of a long vowel in the base.
            ‎ʻai (“to eat”) + ‎-na → ‎ʻaina (“meal”)
            ‎piʻi (“to climb”) + ‎-na → ‎piʻina (“ascent”)

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          References

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          1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “-GA”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9

          Hungarian

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          -na

          1. (conditional suffix) Forms the third-person singular present tense of verbs (conditional mood, indefinite conjugation).
            ‎olvas (“to read”) + ‎-na → ‎olvasna (“he/she would read”)

          Usage notes

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          • (conditional suffix) Variants:
            -na is added to most back vowel verbs
            ‎vár (“to wait”) + ‎-na → ‎várna (“he/she would wait”)
            -ne is added to most front vowel verbs
            ‎kér (“to ask”) + ‎-ne → ‎kérne (“he/she would ask”)
            -ana is added to back vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t (exceptions: áll, száll, varr, forr, lát)
            ‎mond (“to say something”) + ‎-ana → ‎mondana (“he/she would say something”)
            ‎tanít (“to teach”) + ‎-ana → ‎tanítana (“he/she would teach”)
            -ene is added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or in a long vowel + t
            ‎fest (“to paint”) + ‎-ene → ‎festene (“he/she would paint”)
            ‎segít (“to help”) + ‎-ene → ‎segítene (“he/she would help”)

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          Ilocano

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          Etymology

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          From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni-a, from Proto-Austronesian *ni-a.

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          -na

          1. Third-person singular ergative enclitic pronoun; he, she, it
            Kayatna ti mangan. ― He/she/it wants to eat.
          2. Third-person singular possessive marker; his, her, its
            Naimas ti makanna. ― His/her/its food is delicious.
          3. Fossilized enclitic of some adverbials or auxiliary verbs
            Rebbengna nga addaka ditoy. ― You should be here.
            Kasla nga awan inggana ti utangna. ― His/her debt seems to be endless.
          4. Referential pronoun used in existential or relative clauses; the (adjective) (ones), those who, the ones who
            Tulongantayo dagiti awan balayna. ― Let's help the homeless. (Let's help those who do not have homes.)
            Naupay uray dagiti napigsa ti pakinakemna. ― Even the strong-willed (ones) became disheartened.

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          Ilocano personal pronouns
          Person Number Absolutive Ergative Oblique Possessive
          Disjunctive Enclitic Enclitic3 bági form kukua form
          First singular siak -ak -ko, -k kaniak bagik kukuak, kuak
          dual data, sita1 -ta kaniata, kadata bagita kukuata
          plural inclusive datayo, sitayo1 -tayo, -tay kaniatayo, kadatayo bagitayo kukuatayo
          plural exclusive dakami, sikami1 -kami, -kam -mi kaniami, kadakami bagimi kukuami
          Second singular sika -ka -mo, -m kaniam, kenka bagim kukuam
          plural dakayo, sikayo1 -kayo, -kay -yo kaniayo, kadakayo bagiyo kukuayo
          Third singular isu, isuna Ø2 -na kaniana, kenkuana bagina kukuana
          plural isuda -da kaniada, kadakuada bagida kukuada

          1Regional variants.
          2Null morpheme: there is no absolutive enclitic for the third person singular pronoun. The disjunctives isu or isuna may also be used.
          3Ergative enclitics are also used as possessive markers.

          Fused enclitics
          Actor Patient
          siak data datayo dakami sika dakayo isu5 isuda
          siak bagik4 — — — -ka -kayo -ko, -k -ko ida, -k ida
          data — bagita4 — — — — -ta -ta ida
          datayo — — bagitayo4 — — — -tayo -tayo ida
          dakami — — — bagimi4 -daka -dakayo -mi -mi ida
          sika -nak — — -nakami bagim4 — -mo, -m -mo ida, -m ida
          dakayo -dak -data — -dakami — bagiyo4 -yo -yo ida
          isu -nak -nata -natayo -nakami -naka -nakayo bagina4, -na -na ida
          isuda -dak -data -datayo -dakami -daka -dakayo -da bagida4, -da ida

          4Reflexive pronouns use the bagí form.
          5 isu or isuna may also be added after the enclitics in this column.

          Ingrian

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          Etymology

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          From Proto-Finnic *-na. Cognates include Finnish -na.

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          -na (front vowel variant -nä)

          1. Used to form place names.
          2. Used to form action nouns from certain verbs related to sounds: -ing
          3. Used to form nouns that resembles a smaller version of the suffixed noun: -y

          Declension

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          Declension of -na (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
          singular plural
          nominative -na -nat
          genitive -nan -nniin
          partitive -nnaa -nnia
          illative -nnaa -nnii
          inessive -nas -nis
          elative -nast -nist
          allative -nalle -nille
          adessive -nal -nil
          ablative -nalt -nilt
          translative -naks -niks
          essive -nanna, -nnaan -ninna, -nniin
          exessive1) -nant -nint
          1) obsolete
          *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
          **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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          Irish

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          -na

          1. alternative form of -ne (used after velarized consonants and back vowels)

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          Irish emphatic suffixes
          person after a broad
          consonant
          after a slender
          consonant
          singular first -sa -se
          second
          third m -san -sean
          f -sa -se
          plural first -na -ne
          -e (after nn in pronouns)
          second -sa -se
          third -san -sean
          Emphatic suffixes are added to nouns modified by a possessive determiner to emphasize the possessor; to verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns to emphasize the subject; and to inflected prepositions to emphasize the object.

          Japanese

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          -na

          1. Rōmaji transcription of な

          Kambera

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          Pronoun

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          -na

          1. third person singular genitive enclitic

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          Kambera pronominal clitics
          nominative genitive accusative dative
          singular first person ku- -nggu -ka -ngga
          second person mu- (u-) -mu -kau -nggau
          third person na- -na -ya -nya
          plural first
          person
          inclusive ta- -nda -ta -nda
          exclusive ma- -ma -kama -nggama
          second person mi- (i-) -mi -kami (-kai) -nggami (-nggai)
          third person da- -da -ha -nja

          Laboya

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          Pronoun

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          -na

          1. third person singular subject enclitic
          2. third person singular possessive enclitic

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          Laboya pronominal clitics
          subject subject/
          possessive
          object
          singular 1st person gu- -gu -ga
          2nd person mu- -mu -gu
          3rd person na- -na -ni
          plural 1st person inclusive da- -da -da
          1st person exclusive ma- -ma -gama
          2nd person mi- -mi -gimi
          3rd person ɗa- -ɗa -di

          Laz

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          Suffix

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          -na

          1. Latin spelling of -ნა (-na)

          Lower Tanana

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          Etymology

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          From Proto-Athabaskan *-neˑ, seen in the noun *dəneˑ (“person”). Compare Ahtna -ne.

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          -na

          1. person, people; the ones who
          2. Forms numerals referring to plural people

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          References

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          • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 300

          Madurese

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          Etymology

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          From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nia, from Proto-Austronesian *nia. Compare Indonesian -nya, which also has similar function.

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          -na

          1. the (definite article)
          2. his, her, its (third-person possessive)
          3. 's (pertensive)
            bukuna Siti
            Siti's book (lit. "Siti his book")

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          • When suffixed to consonant-final words, it is then assimilated to that consonant.
          • When suffixed to word ending in unvoiced stops (p, t, k), the assimilated consonants either become aspirated (bbh, ddh, ggh) or being retained by some speakers (pp, tt, kk). As a rule, -a following voiced consonants become -â.

          Further reading

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          • Davies, W. D. (2010), A Grammar of Madurese‎[1], Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton

          Makasar

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          Alternative forms

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          Etymology

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          From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nia, from Proto-Austronesian *nia.

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          -na (clitic, Lontara spelling ᨊ or 𑻨)

          1. his, her, its, their (third person singular and plural)

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          Makasar free and bound pronouns
          independent absolutive nominative possessive
          1st sg / 1st pl exclusive nakke -a' ku- -ku
          1st pl exclusive (archaic) kambe -kang ki- -mang
          1st pl inclusive / 2nd sg polite katte -ki' ki- -ta
          2nd sg / pl familiar kau -ko nu- -nu
          3rd sg / pl ia -i na- -na

          Maltese

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          Etymology

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            Inherited from Arabic ـنَا (-nā).

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            -na m or f

            1. 1st-person plural pronominal suffix: our; us
              Synonym: (only in possessive use) tagħna
              ‎jinsa (“he forgets”) + ‎-na → ‎jinsiena (“he forgets us”)
              ‎dar (“home”) + ‎-na → ‎darna (“our home”)
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            Māori

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            Pronunciation

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            -na

            1. Used in contractions with particles of possession of third person pronouns.
            2. a passive ending

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            Māori personal pronouns
            singular dual plural
            1st person au, ahau māua (exclusive)
            tāua (inclusive)
            mātou (exclusive)
            tātou (inclusive)
            2nd person koe kōrua koutou
            3rd person ia rāua rātou

            Mizo

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            Suffix

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            -na

            1. Nominalizes verbs and adjectives.

            Usage notes

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            This suffix attaches to the stem II form of a verb or adjective if it is distinct from the stem I form.

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            Murui Huitoto

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            Pronunciation

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            Etymology 1

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            Cognates include Minica Huitoto -na and Nüpode Huitoto -na.

            Classifier

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            -na

            1. Classifier for trees.
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            Etymology 2

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            (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

            Suffix

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            -na

            1. Marker for the accusative case.

            Etymology 3

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            See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

            Suffix

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            -na

            1. alternative form of -a

            Etymology 4

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            See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

            Suffix

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            -na

            1. hypothetical conditional of -de

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            • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017), A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), pages 197, 134

            Nez Perce

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            Suffix

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            -na (accusative case suffix)

            1. Forms the accusative case for words containing at least one dominant vowel.

            Norwegian Nynorsk

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            Etymology

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            From Old Norse -na (“inchoative verb suffix”), from Proto-Germanic *-inōną (“denominative verb suffix”).

            Compare Icelandic -na, Faroese -na, Swedish -na, Danish -ne and Norwegian Bokmål -ne. Related to English -en.

            Pronunciation

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            -na

            1. (no longer productive) Used to form inchoative verbs from adjectives
              ‎bratt (“steep”) + ‎-na → ‎bratna (“to steepen”)
              ‎muggen (“mouldy”) + ‎-na → ‎mugna (“to mould”)
              ‎verre (“worse”) + ‎-na → ‎versna (“to get worse”)
            2. (no longer productive) Used to form inchoative verbs from other verbs
              ‎sova (“to sleep”) + ‎-na → ‎sovna (“to fall asleep”)
              ‎leva (“to live”) + ‎-na → ‎livna (“to become alive”)
              ‎dvala (“to halt”) + ‎-na → ‎dvalna (“to come to a halt”)

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            • The suffix is not productive in the standard language; its role has been superseded by -e, -a (“infinitive ending”).
            • Most verbs formed with -na are conjugated as a-verbs:
              • å sovna, sovnar, sovna, har sovna
              • å bratna, bratnar, bratna, har bratna
              • å livna, livnar, livna, har livna

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            • -ja (“causative verb suffix”)
            • -sa (“intensifying verb suffix”)
            • -ka (“causative, inchoative and iterative verb suffix”)
            • -la (“diminutive and iterative verb suffix”)
            • -ta (“deadverbial verb suffix”)
            • -ra (“iterative verb suffix”)
            • -ga (“transitivising verb suffix”)

            Old English

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            -na

            1. imperative singular of -nian

            Old Norse

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            Etymology 1

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              From Proto-Germanic *-inōną.

              Suffix

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              -na

              1. used to form inchoative verbs from adjectives or strong verbs
              Conjugation
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              Conjugation of -na — active (weak class 2)
              infinitive -na
              present participle -nandi
              past participle -naðr
              indicative subjunctive
              present past present past
              1st person singular -na -naða -na -naða
              2nd person singular -nar -naðir -nir -naðir
              3rd person singular -nar -naði -ni -naði
              1st person plural -num -nuðum -nim -naðim
              2nd person plural -nið -nuðuð -nið -naðið
              3rd person plural -na -nuðu -ni -naði
              imperative present
              2nd person singular -na
              1st person plural -num
              2nd person plural -nið
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              Descendants
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              • Icelandic: -na
              • Faroese: -na
              • Danish: -ne
              • Norwegian Bokmål: -ne
              • Norwegian Nynorsk: -ne, -na
              • Old Swedish: -na

              Etymology 2

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                From Proto-Germanic *-anǫ̂ and *-ōnǫ̂, genitive plural endings of weak neuter and feminine nouns.

                Suffix

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                -na

                1. used to form the genitive plural of some weak feminine and neuter nouns
                  hjarta → hjartna
                  saga → sagna
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                • Icelandic: -na
                • Old Swedish: -na

                Etymology 3

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                Suffix

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                -na

                1. inflection of -inn (adjective suffix):
                  1. positive degree strong feminine accusative singular
                  2. positive degree strong masculine accusative plural
                  3. positive degree weak masculine oblique singular
                  4. positive degree weak feminine nominative singular
                  5. positive degree weak neuter singular
                2. inflection of -inn (participle suffix):
                  1. strong feminine accusative singular
                  2. strong masculine accusative plural
                  3. weak masculine oblique singular
                  4. weak feminine nominative singular
                  5. weak neuter singular
                3. inflection of -inn (definite article suffix):
                  1. feminine accusative singular
                  2. masculine accusative plural

                Old Polish

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                Etymology

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                  Derived from Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ.

                  Pronunciation

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                  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /naː/
                  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /nɒ/

                  Suffix

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                  -na f

                  1. forms feminine adjective-like nouns

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                  Polish

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                  Etymology

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                    Inherited from Old Polish -na.

                    Pronunciation

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                    • IPA(key): /na/
                    • Audio:(file)
                    • Rhymes: -a
                    • Syllabification: -na
                    • Homophone: na

                    Suffix

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                    -na f

                    1. forms feminine adjective-like nouns -ess
                      Synonym: -ka
                      ‎arcyksiążę + ‎-na → ‎arcyksiężna
                    2. forms feminine adjective-like nouns meaning "wife of"
                      Synonym: -owa
                      ‎arcyksiążę + ‎-na → ‎arcyksiężna

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                    Quechua

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                    Not to be confused with -ña

                    Suffix

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                    -na

                    1. Nominalizer, future perfect participle.
                      ‎llamk'ay (“to work”) + ‎-na → ‎llamk'ana (“work to be done; tool”)
                      ‎mikhuy (“to eat”) + ‎-na → ‎mikhuna (“food, meal”)

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                    Scots

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                    Alternative forms

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                    Etymology

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                    From Middle English ne.

                    Pronunciation

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                    Suffix

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                    -na

                    1. -n't
                      didna ("did not")
                      canna ("can not")
                      daurna ("dare not")
                      michtna ("might not")

                    Somali

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                    Suffix

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                    -na (clausal conjunction)

                    1. and
                      Synonyms: -ee, iyo, -oo

                    References

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                    • Saeed, John (1999), Somali, John Benjamins Publishing, page 120

                    Sundanese

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                    Alternative forms

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                    Etymology

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                    Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni-a. Compare Indonesian -nya

                    Suffix

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                    -na (Sundanese spelling -ᮔ)

                    1. Possessive third person singular oblique enclitic pronoun
                      indungna ― his mother
                    2. (by extension)
                      1. (in some contexts and positions only) Used to mark definiteness.
                        jalanna beresih ― the road is clean (literally, “its road (is) clean”)
                      2. Used to mark possessive, especially in some context where it needs to be clear.
                        bukuna Nénéng ― Neneng's book (literally, “book of Neneng”)
                      3. Uses to nominalize an adjective.
                        paéhna sato ― the death of an animal (paéh means 'dead')
                      4. (sometimes colloquial in certain contexts) Uses to nominalize an active verb.
                        tong asa-asa daharna ― don't hesitate to eat it.

                    See also

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                    Sundanese personal pronouns
                    singular plural
                    1st person exclusive lemes abdi1,
                    sim kuring2
                    abdi sadayana1, simkuring sadayana2
                    loma urang1,
                    kuring2,
                    kami3, 4
                    kuring sareréa
                    cohag aing aing kabéhan
                    enclitic -ing † -
                    1st person inclusive lemes - urang samudayana
                    loma - arurang,
                    urang
                    2nd person lemes anjeun,
                    hidep5
                    aranjeun,
                    haridep5
                    loma manéh,
                    silaing
                    maranéh
                    cohag sia,
                    dia4
                    saria,
                    sararia
                    3rd person lemes mantenna6,
                    anjeunna
                    aranjeunna
                    loma manéhna, inya4,
                    nyana4,
                    inyana4
                    maranéhna
                    cohag si éta -
                    enclitic -na -
                    reflexive lemes nyalira
                    loma sorangan,
                    diri

                    1 Informal.
                    2 Formal.
                    3 Expressing speaker's superiority.
                    4 Dialectal form.
                    5 Toward younger.
                    6 Respectful.

                    † Obsolete
                    Notes:
                    • The personal pronouns may vary depending on the dialect.
                    • The second person pronouns maybe replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
                    • The second and third person singular pronouns maybe used plurally.
                    See each entry for more information.

                    Further reading

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                    Swedish

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                    Etymology 1

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                    From the plural of Old Norse hinn (demonstrative pronoun), suffixed to the end of the noun stem. Usually corresponds to Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk -ne.

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                    Suffix

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                    -na

                    1. Marker of definiteness on nouns in the plural (except for nouns of the fourth and some of the fifth declension).
                      ‎stolar (“chairs”) + ‎-na → ‎stolarna (“the chairs”)
                      ‎lärare (“teachers”) + ‎-na → ‎lärarna (“the teachers”)
                    Usage notes
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                    • In earlier Swedish, the suffix -na was only used for feminine nouns, while -ne was used for masculine nouns, thus "stenarne" (definite of stenar) and "kvinnorna" (definite of kvinnor) were used alongside each other. In attempts to try to produce archaic language, the suffix is sometimes changed to -ne in all positions, producing historically incorrect forms like "kvinnorne".

                    Etymology 2

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                    From Old Norse -na, from Proto-Germanic *-naną.

                    Suffix

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                    -na

                    1. -en; Used with some adjectives or verbal stems to form inchoative verbs
                      ‎trött (“tired”) + ‎-na → ‎tröttna (“to tiren, become tired”)
                    Usage notes
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                    Inchoative verb
                    The suffix -na may be analysed as two morphemes (-n (inchoative verb stem) + -a (infinitive)). Traditionally the a's near the ends of the Swedish first declension verb forms have been regarded as part of the suffixes, but nowadays it is more common to see it described as part of the stems of these verbs, since all endings not beginning with an a are extinct or considered heavily archaic.
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                    Anagrams

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                    Taos

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                    Suffix

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                    -na

                    1. Singular number inflection. (See also: -ną, -nemą, -ne.)

                    Uneapa

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                    Etymology

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                    From Proto-Oceanic *-ña, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-nia, from Proto-Austronesian *-nia.

                    Pronunciation

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                    Suffix

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                    -na

                    1. A third-person singular possessive suffix.

                    Further reading

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                    • Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 365

                    Volapük

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                    Suffix

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                    -na

                    1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.