-ton

Appendix:Variations of "ton" English Alternative forms en -tone en -town Etymology From en enm -ton, enm -tone, enm -tune, from en ang -tūn, derived from en ang tūn town. en town. Pronunciation en /tən/ [tn̩] Suffix Place-name suffix, originally denoting a town or enclosure of buildings. en Washington en mathematics bridge A set of specific objects or persons. en singleton Derived terms en Anagrams en not Not. Ont not. NTO TNO Not NOT not Ont. ONT on't Classical Nahuatl Pronunciation nci /-toːn/ [-toːn̥] Suffix -tōn nci suffix plural -totōn diminutive suffixes nci appended to nouns a diminutive suffix; forms nouns denoting smallness, and rarely insignificance. nci ahaztli a wing → nci ahaztōntli a small wing nci chichi a dog → nci chichitōn a small dog; lap dog nci conētl a child → nci conētōntli a small child; young child Usage notes The diminutive element nci -tōn is inserted between the noun stem and the absolutive or possessive ending if there is one. The suffix nci -tōn takes the plural form nci -tōton -totōn(tin), undergoing reduplication plus the addition of the plural suffix nci -tin. nci piltōntli small child → nci pīpiltotōntin small children If the stem does not take an absolutive suffix (i.e. -tli and its assimilated forms, -tl and -li), the resulting diminutive does not either, and nci -tin is omitted in the plural. nci chichitōn small dog → nci chichitotōn small dogs The same can also happen with nouns taking the absolutive nci -in. nci quimichin mouse → nci quimichtōn small mouse, but nci citlālin star → nci citlāltōntli small star Synonyms diminutive affix nci -pīl, nci tepitōn, nci -tzin Antonyms augmentative affix nci huēyi, nci -pōl Derived terms nci References Frances Karttunen 1992 An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl University of Oklahoma Press 247 James Lockhart 2001 Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts Stanford University Press 240 Finnish Alternative forms fi -toin archaic or dialectal Etymology From fi urj-fin-pro *-t'oin (compare et -tu), from fi urj-pro *-ktama (compare se -heapme and mdf -фтома, myv -втомо -(в)томо, udm -тэм). Suffix adjective tön Indicates lack of something; -less, un-, in-, non-, -free. fi aika time ajaton timeless fi järki sense -tön järjetön senseless fi maku taste mauton tasteless fi ääri border -tön ääretön infinite fi suola salt suolaton unsalted fi maito milk maidoton nondairy fi syy reason, blame -tön syytön innocent Usage notes Added to the genitive singular (weak grade) stem. Declension adj - a Antonyms fi -llinen Derived terms fi See also fi -maton Further reading Anagrams fi not -nto Swedish Suffix sv suffix -teen (suffix for the numbers 13 to 19) Derived terms sv tonår See also the translations for en thirteen to en nineteen.