-ani

-ani

See also: ani, ANI, Ani, aní, äni, Äni, and anı

Hungarian

Etymology

-a- +‎ -ni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒni]

Suffix

-ani

1. (infinitive suffix) Used to form the infinitive.

   tanít (“teach”) → tanítani (“to teach”)

Usage notes

• (infinitive suffix) Variants:

  -ni is added to most verbs

  ad (“give”) → adni (“to give”)

  -ani is added to back vowel verbs ending in -ít or in two consonants

  tanít (“teach”) → tanítani (“to teach”)

  akaszt (“hang”) → akasztani (“to hang”)

  bont (“demolish”) → bontani (“to demolish”)

  -eni is added to front vowel verbs ending in -ít or in two consonants

  veszít (“lose”) → veszíteni (“to lose”)

  ijeszt (“frighten”) → ijeszteni (“to frighten”)

  csökkent (“reduce”) → csökkenteni (“to reduce”)

  -nni is added to verbs with variant stems

  vesz (“buy”) → venni (“to buy”)

  eszik (“eat”) → enni (“to eat”)

See also

• Category:Hungarian infinitives
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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Latin

Suffix

-ānī

1. nominative masculine plural of -ānus
2. genitive masculine singular of -ānus
3. genitive neuter singular of -ānus
4. vocative masculine plural of -ānus