ozonun

Ozonun is the Turkish genitive form of the noun ozon, meaning ozone. It is used to express a relationship of possession or association, roughly translating to “of ozone” or “the ozone’s” in English. In Turkish, such a possessive or genitive connection is created by adding a suffix to the possessed noun, with the exact form chosen according to vowel harmony and the person of the possessor.

Formation and usage: The Turkish genitive/possessive suffix has several variants, including -ın, -in, -un, -ün. For the word ozon, the form commonly appears as ozonun, reflecting a back vowel in the base and the corresponding suffix -un. The word ozonun is then followed by another noun to indicate possession or association, as in ozonun etkisi (the effect of ozone) or ozonun tabakası (the ozone’s layer, though more natural would be ozon tabakası for “the ozone layer” in many contexts).

Context and meaning: Ozonun is widely used in scientific and technical Turkish to discuss phenomena, measurements, or effects related to ozone. Examples include statements about the ozone’s role in absorbing ultraviolet radiation, or about the ozone’s concentration in a given atmospheric layer. The possessive form allows clear linkage to the relevant possessor, such as a substance, process, or study.

Etymology and related terms: Ozon is a loanword from French ozone, ultimately tracing back to Greek. The suffix -un is part of the standard Turkish system of possessive/genitive marking, with other forms (-ın, -in, -ün) used for different vowel environments or possessors.