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語尾が母音のaで終わる地名からデモニム(人名語)を作る際、言語学者はしばしば -ian や -ese を付ける前に接続要素「n」を挿入します。

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When forming demonyms from vowels ending in -a, linguists often insert the interfix -n- before adding -ian or -ese.

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When forming demonyms from vowels ending in -a, linguists often insert the interfix -n- before adding -ian or -ese.

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-n-

Interfix
morpheme alt-of alternative
Japanese Meaning
基語の末尾が省略しにくい母音で終わる場合、-ianや-eseなどの接尾辞を付加する際に補助的に用いられる挿入音としての用法。 / 薬学用語として、-ner- の別形(形態)を示す場合がある。
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語尾が母音のaで終わる地名からデモニム(人名語)を作る際、言語学者はしばしば -ian や -ese を付ける前に接続要素「n」を挿入します。

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