Yiddish

Suffix

־ן • ‎(-n)

1. The infinitive marker for verbs, which can be appended to a noun or adjective that means X to create a verb that means "to make X" or "to do X"

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Compare German -en, Dutch -en.

Suffix

־ן • ‎(-n)

1. A plural marker for regular nouns not ending in an unstressed ־ר (-r), ־ם (-m), ־ן (-n), or a vowel.

See also

• ־ס ‎(-s)

Etymology 3

A merger of the nasal inflectional endings of nouns and adjectives of Middle High German: -en, -em.

Suffix

־ן • ‎(-n)

1. Used to indicate the dative and accusative in the masculine form of adjectives and masculine declined nouns, and the dative in the neuter form of adjectives and feminine declined nouns.

Etymology 4

From Hebrew ־ָן ‎(-án).

Suffix

־ן • ‎(-n) m, plural ־נים ‎(-onem)

1. Used to form nouns denoting people of a certain profession or who perform certain habitual actions.

Etymology 5

Suffix

־ן • ‎(-n)

1. Regular termination of the first-person plural present indicative form of verbs.
2. Regular termination of the third-person plural present indicative form of verbs.