Mannelijk
-ain
Betekenis (English)
- suffix used to form noun (uppercase) demonyms
- suffix used to form adjective (lowercase) demonyms
- indicates the old oblique case (cas régime) of certain nouns
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɛ̃/
Etymologie (English)
In summary
Inherited from Old French -ain, from Latin -ānus, whence also French -an and -ien.
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