-ун

See also: Appendix:Variations of "un"

Ossetian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /un/

Suffix

-ун • (-un)

1. (Digor) Alternative form of -ын (-yn)

Russian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈun]

Suffix

-у́н • (-ún)

1. Suffix appended to verbs to create a masculine noun, normally denoting an actor.

   ‎лгать (lgatʹ, “to lie, to tell a lie”) + ‎-ун (-un) → ‎лгун (lgun, “liar”)

   ‎хлопота́ть (xlopotátʹ, “to hustle, to fuss”) + ‎-ун (-un) → ‎хлопоту́н (xlopotún, “busybody, bustler”)

Declension

Declension of -у́н (bian masc-form hard-stem accent-b) 

		singular	plural
nominative		-у́н -ún	-уны́ -uný
genitive		-уна́ -uná	-уно́в -unóv
dative		-уну́ -unú	-уна́м -unám
accusative	animate	-уна́ -uná	-уно́в -unóv
	inanimate	-у́н -ún	-уны́ -uný
instrumental		-уно́м -unóm	-уна́ми -unámi
prepositional		-уне́ -uné	-уна́х -unáx

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ун