-hVn

Finnish Etymology From fi urj-fin-pro *-hën illative, a variant of urj-fin-pro *-sën illative, probably related to urj-fin-pro *-lën allative case suffix and composed of -s- (internal locative suffix; see fi -ssa) + fi urj-pro *-ŋ lative or dative suffix (with an epenthetic *-e-). The preceding vowel began to assimilate the vowel in the suffix. Suffix fi suffix case suffixes -han, -hen, -hin, -hon, -hun, -hyn, -hän, -hön linguistic notation -hVn V corresponds to the preceding vowel Marks the illative case. fi maa -han maahan fi puu -hun puuhun fi maa mai- -hin plural stem maihin Usage notes See the appendix on Finnish nominal cases for more information on how the illative case is used. Attached to the strong vowel stem. Used after a monosyllabic long vowel or diphthong. See also fi -Vn fi -seen fi -siin Further reading Category:Terms with reduplication patterns