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-éyna

[-ˈejna]

suffix

LanguageAfar (Ethiopia)

Meaning
  1. Used to create masculine nouns from both nouns and verbs to describe a quality, trait or an instrument of an action.
  2. A suffix added to words to form masculine nouns that describe a specific trait, quality, or a tool used for an action.
Examples

Xim -éyna suffixi lukuk.

Think of the -éyna suffix as a tool.

Pronunciation-ˈejna

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis is a bound morpheme that attaches to the end of a base word.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.