-ani

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ani"

Garo

Suffix

-ani (Principle verb suffix)

1. nominalizing suffix that forms abstract nouns from verbs

   cha·a (“to eat”) → cha·ani (“food”)

   chanchia (“to think”) → chanchiani (“thought”)

Hungarian

Etymology

From -a- (linking vowel) +‎ -ni (infinitive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒni]

Suffix

-ani

1. (infinitive suffix) Forms the infinitive.

   ‎tanít (“teach”) + ‎-ani → ‎tanítani (“to teach”)

2. For the other senses, see -ni.

Usage notes

• (infinitive suffix) Variants:

  -ni is added to most verbs

  ‎ad (“give”) + ‎-ni → ‎adni (“to give”)

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

  ‎tanít (“teach”) + ‎-ani → ‎tanítani (“to teach”)

  ‎akaszt (“hang”) + ‎-ani → ‎akasztani (“to hang”)

  ‎bont (“demolish”) + ‎-ani → ‎bontani (“to demolish”)

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

  ‎veszít (“lose”) + ‎-eni → ‎veszíteni (“to lose”)

  ‎ijeszt (“frighten”) + ‎-eni → ‎ijeszteni (“to frighten”)

  ‎csökkent (“reduce”) + ‎-eni → ‎csökkenteni (“to reduce”)

  -nni is added to verbs with variant stems

  ‎vesz (“buy”) + ‎-nni → ‎venni (“to buy”)

  ‎eszik (“eat”) + ‎-nni → ‎enni (“to eat”)

See also

• Category:Hungarian infinitives
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Latin

Suffix

-ānī

1. inflection of -ānus:
   1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
   2. genitive masculine/neuter singular