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-n-

-n- interfix: used with certain suffixes, such as -ian and -ese, when the base word ends in a vowel that is not readily elided. Also the alternative form of -ner-.

Interfix

-n-

  1. Used with certain suffixes, such as -ian and -ese, when the base word ends in a vowel that is not readily elided.
    • Panamanian, Torontonian
    • Shanghainese, Balinese

Also used as

-n- is also the alternative form of -ner-.

Questions about -n-

What does -n- mean?
-n- means used with certain suffixes, such as -ian and -ese, when the base word ends in a vowel that is not readily elided.
What part of speech is -n-?
-n- is an interfix.

Words near -n- in the dictionary

  1. -mul-
  2. -mycete
  3. -mycin
  4. -n
  5. -n't
  6. -n-
  7. -na
  8. -na adjective
  9. -na adjectives
  10. -nab
  11. -nab-

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