-ун

• IPA^(key): /un/

-ун • (-un)

1. (Digor) alternative form of -ын (-yn)

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• IPA^(key): [ˈun]

-у́н • (-ún)

1. Suffix appended to verbs to create a masculine noun, normally denoting an actor.

   ‎лгать (lgatʹ, “to lie, to tell a lie”) + ‎-ун (-un) → ‎лгун (lgun, “liar”)

   ‎хлопота́ть (xlopotátʹ, “to hustle, to fuss”) + ‎-ун (-un) → ‎хлопоту́н (xlopotún, “busybody, bustler”)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-unъ. Compare Polish -un, Russian -ун (-un).

• IPA^(key): [ ˈun]

-у́н • (-ún) m

1. Suffix appended to verbs to create a masculine noun, normally denoting an actor.

   ‎брехати (brexaty, “to lie, to tell a lie”) + ‎-ун (-un) → ‎брехун (brexun, “liar”)

   ‎дви́гати (dvýhaty, “to move, to push”) + ‎-ун (-un) → ‎двигу́н (dvyhún, “engine”)