-hVn
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *-hën, a variant of *-sën, probably related to *-lën (allative case suffix) and composed of -s- (internal locative suffix; see -ssa) Proto-Uralic *-ŋ (lative or dative suffix) (with an epenthetic *-e-). The preceding vowel began to assimilate the vowel in the suffix.
Suffix
[edit]-han, -hen, -hin, -hon, -hun, -hyn, -hän, -hön (linguistic notation -hVn, V corresponds to the preceding vowel)
- Forms the illative singular case.
Usage notes
[edit]- See the appendix on Finnish nominal cases for more information on how the illative case is used.
- Used after a monosyllabic long vowel:
word | stem | illative |
---|---|---|
maa | maa- | maahan |
puu | puu- | puuhun |