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-तन
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Sanskrit
Alternative forms
sa -त्न<tr:-tná>
Alternative scripts
Etymology
sa time suffix :inh iir-pro:*-tanás<ety:inh<ine-pro:*-tn̥nós>> ++ Cognate with la -tinus.
Pronunciation
Suffix
Forms adjectives related to time
sa सना॑ स॒ना॒तन॑ from of old everlasting
sa Classical Forms adjectives related to location
sa उपरि उपरितन above upper
Usage notes
The suffix is either accented as sa -तन॑, or without accent. The feminine is generally sa -तनी in Classical Sanskrit, but only sa -तना is attested in Vedic.
Declension
-tana -tanī -tanā -tana
Derived terms
sa
References
479 1245g
II.2 592-5 § 444-5