-тан

See also: тан

Mongolian

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian -ᠲᠠᠨ (-tan), a plural form of -ᠲᠠᠢ (-tai), which became a case suffix, -тай (-taj), in modern Mongolian, but originally formed possessor nouns.

Suffix

-тан • (-tan) (complying with vowel harmony)

  1. Forms nouns denoting possessor of the base term.
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