Contionary:-en

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Enventian

Pronunciation

  • (North) IPA: [ɑ̃], (without the an/en merger) [ɜ̃]
  • (South) IPA: [ə̃]

Etymology 1

Perhaps from the German -en, a verb suffix but also often used as verbal noun.

Suffix

-en

  1. (a suffix used to form abstract nouns), -ing
    slääpan > slääpen
    sleep > sleep(ing)

Etymology 2

From German -en.

Suffix

-en

  1. (a verbal suffix used for certain verbs, specially those of foreign, chiefly Latin/Greek, origin)
    rekord > rekorden
    record > to record

Etymology 3

From Old Enventian -ôn, from Proto-Germanic. Less common than -an in formation of new verbs.

Suffix

-en

  1. (a verbal suffix used for certain native verbs, specially those from abstract nouns and those ending in -r)
    water > bewateren
    water > to water over
    smjer > smjeren
    grease > to smear

Etymology 4

From Old Enventian -en, from Proto-West Germanic *-īn.

Suffix

-en

  1. -en (a adjectival suffix used for 'made of' or 'resembling')
    kläth > kläthen
    cloth > clothen
    goll > gollen
    gold > golden

Sintsiran

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos (adjectival suffix)

Suffix

-en (feminine -ena)

  1. An adjectival suffix denoting composition or character

Declension

Declension of -en (1st/2nd declension)  
Information 1st/2nd declension
Declension singular plural
Declension masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative -en -enu -ena -enūs -ene -enēs
accusative -enu -enu -enam -enōs -enōs -enēs
genitive -ene -ene -enas -enam -enam -enēm
dative -eni -eni -enī -enōs -enōs -enōs

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk -en, a merger of various Old Skundavisk verbal or case endings.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-en

  1. (used to form the infinitive of verbs)
    kommen .
    to come.
  1. (used to indicate the 1st and 3rd person plural forms)
    Wi maken.
    We make.
  1. (appended to adjectives in the definite common and genitive cases)
    Ðe skønen bloomen.
    The beautiful flowers.

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