-ani

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ani"

Garo

Suffix

-ani (Principle verb suffix)

  1. nominalizing suffix that forms abstract nouns from verbs
    cha·a (to eat)cha·ani (food)
    chanchia (to think)chanchiani (thought)

Hungarian

Etymology

-a- + -ni

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɒni]

Suffix

-ani

  1. (infinitive suffix) Used to form the infinitive.
    tanít (teach)tanítani (to teach)
For the other senses, see -ni.

Usage notes

  • (infinitive suffix) Variants:
    -ni is added to most verbs
    ad (give)adni (to give)
    -ani is added to back-vowel verbs ending in -ít or in two consonants
    tanít (teach)tanítani (to teach)
    akaszt (hang)akasztani (to hang)
    bont (demolish)bontani (to demolish)
    -eni is added to front-vowel verbs ending in -ít or in two consonants
    veszít (lose)veszíteni (to lose)
    ijeszt (frighten)ijeszteni (to frighten)
    csökkent (reduce)csökkenteni (to reduce)
    -nni is added to verbs with variant stems
    vesz (buy)venni (to buy)
    eszik (eat)enni (to eat)

See also

  • Category:Hungarian infinitives
  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Latin

Suffix

-ānī

  1. inflection of -ānus:
    1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
    2. genitive masculine/neuter singular
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