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Appendix:Variations of "n" English Etymology en Interfix en interfix Used with certain suffixes, such as en -ian and en -ese, when the base word ends in a vowel that is not readily elided. Panamanian, Torontonian Shanghainese, Balinese en pharmaceutical drug en -ner-. Derived terms en Related terms en -n#Etymology_2 Dutch Interfix nl interfix Interfix used to link elements in some compounds, sometimes short for nl -en-. Often used for compounds whose first word is ending in a schwa (spelt with a final e). Derived terms nl French Interfix fr interfix Used to break up certain vowel sequences, for euphonic reasons. fr javanais Javanese Derived terms fr German Alternative forms de -en- Interfix de interfix Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter. de Dose -n- Öffner Dosenöffner can opener can opener de Tasche -n- Uhr Taschenuhr pocket clock pocket watch Derived terms de See also de -s-, de -es- Latin Etymology la From la ine-pro *-né-? Infix la infix Infix used to denote an action (not lasting); becomes la -m- in front of b, m, p la accubō to lie -n- accumbō to recline, lie down Infix used to denote a lasting action; becomes la -m- in front of b, m, p la iugō to tie -n- iungō to tie for a long time la coniugō to tie firmly -n- coniungō to tie firmly for a long time Derived terms la Navajo Pronunciation nv /-n-/ Interfix nv interfix a consonant that often appears as a ligature between the elements of a compound word. It usually comes between a final nasal vowel (nv ą, nv ę, nv į, nv ǫ) and a suffix that begins with a vowel. The nasal vowel(s) lose the nasal mark when followed by nv -n. nv łeesʼáán = nv łeezh + nv siʼą́ + nv -n- + nv -í nv sáanii = nv są́ + nv -n- + nv -ii Derived terms nv See also nv -ł- nv -s- nv -sh- nv ligatures Polabian Etymology pox sla-pro *-ьn-. Compare pox glåvnĕ glåvnĕ from sla-pro *golvьnъ *golvьnъ. Suffix pox suffix forms adjectives from nouns pox glåvă + pox -n- → pox glåvnĕ pox trai̯vă̯ + pox -n- → pox trai̯vnĕ pox lai̯cår + pox -n- → pox lai̯cernĕ Synonyms pox -en- Derived terms pox References 149 Portuguese Pronunciation pt /n/ Interfix pt interfix used as a linking consonant between two vowels, usually between a stem and a suffix pt bi- -n- ocular binocular ocular binocular, using two eyes or viewpoints pt Rousseau -n- -ismo rousseaunismo -ism Rousseauism Derived terms pt Tagalog Alternative forms tl -ng- Default interfix for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel. tl -g- for compounds with preceding stem ending with letter n. tl -m- for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel, but next stem starts with the letter b or p. Etymology tl -ng- ++ 1 Pronunciation Interfix interfix + 1 Compound interfix, connecting the adjective stem to the noun stem, after the preceding stem ends in a vowel, but next stem starts with the letter d, l, r, s, or t. tl -ng- -g- -m- na -ng -g tl isa -n- daan sandaan tl labi -n- lima labinlima tl bago -n- sakop -in bagunsakupin tl libo -n- taon libuntaon Derived terms tl Turkish Interfix tr interfix thematic consonant for the words that have one syllable and ending with vowel sound (su is an irregular word) tr onu, ona, bunu, buna, şunu, şuna, onda, bunda, şunda, ondan, bundan, şundan that (accusative), this (accusative), to/at/on/in/from this/that, it (accusative)/her/him, to/at/on/in/from it/her/him Thematic consonant between the third person possessive suffix tr -i and case endings. tr iş yerinden, birinci dünya savaşında from workplace, in World War 1 Yao (Africa) Etymology yao bnt-pro *ǹ-. Cognate with ny -ndi- Infix yao infix object concords 1st person singular object concord. Notes The infix undergoes euphonic changes and thus changes letters in different forms like yao -m-