From -a- (linking vowel) + -ny (nominal-forming suffix).
-any
- (nominal-forming suffix) Added to a word to form a noun or an adjective.
- híg (“thin (liquid)”) + -any → higany (“mercury”)
- (nominal-forming suffix) Variants:
- -ny is added to words ending in a vowel
- -any is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -ony is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -eny is added to unrounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -öny is added to rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-anъ (in some cases Proto-Slavic *-ěnъ).
-any
- forms masculine adjectives or adjectival participles
Inherited from Old Polish -any, from Proto-Slavic *-anъ (in some cases Proto-Slavic *-ěnъ).
- IPA(key): /ˈa.nɘ/
- Rhymes: -anɘ
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
-any m
- forms masculine adjectives or adjectival participles
- dobrać + -any → dobrany
- -any in Polish dictionaries at PWN