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Vinony

-n

  1. variant of -an after a vowel: suffix to indicate a person from or inhabitant of a particular place
  2. variant of -an after a vowel: suffix to indicate a person skilled in or specializing in something
L882232 on Wikidata ↗
  1. variant of -an after a vowel: suffix to indicate of or belonging to
  2. variant of -an after a vowel: suffix to indicate resembling, alike
L883349 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

suffix

Etymology: From Middle English -n, -en, from Old English -n, -en and Old Norse -inn, both from Proto-Germanic *-anaz, *-inaz, past participle ending of strong verbs. Cognate with Dutch -en, German -en, Swedish -en, Icelandic -inn.

  1. Alternative form of -en (past participle ending).

    “grow + -n → grown”

    “show + -n → shown”