なふ

Japanese

Alternative forms

  • (modern reflex) なう (-nau, verb, godan inflection)

Suffix

なふ • (-nafu) †yodan

  1. (non-productive) verb-forming suffix attached to nouns (generally for native Japanese words)
    友(とも) (tomo, “companion”) → 伴(ともな)ふ (tomonafu, “to accompany”) → modern 伴(ともな)う (tomonau)
    宜(うべ) (ube, “indeed”) → 諾(うべな)ふ (ubenafu, “to affirm; to agree, to accept”) → modern 諾(うべな)う (ubenau)
    裏(うら) (ura, “inside” or “inner feelings”) → 占(うらな)ふ (uranafu, “to divine”) → modern 占(うらな)う (uranau)

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • す (su, “to do”) (verb-forming suffix for nouns, primarily for Sino-Japanese words)

Derived terms

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