-eņš

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See also: ens, ENS, Ens., -ens, and -ēns

Latgalian

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian -iņš.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-eņš (feminine -eņa)

  1. Used to form diminutives of hard-stemmed masculine nouns.
    ‎vylk- + ‎-eņš → ‎viļceņš
  2. Used to form diminutives of hard-stemmed adjectives.
    ‎moz- + ‎-eņš → ‎mozeņš

Usage notes

  • Triggers umlaut in the stem: o > a, a > e, ā > ie, y > i.
  • Triggers palatalisation of a preceding velar consonant: k > c, g > dz.

Declension

Declension of -eņš (type 1 noun)
singular plural
nominative -eņš -eni
genitive -eņa -eņu
dative -eņam -enim
accusative -eņu -eņus
instrumental -eņu -enim
locative -eņā -eņūs
vocative -eņ -eni
Declension of -eņš (type 2 noun)
singular plural
nominative -eņš -eni
genitive -eņa -eņu
dative -eņam -enim
accusative -eni -eņus
instrumental -eni -enim
locative -enī -eņūs
vocative -eņ -eni

Derived terms

Latgalian terms suffixed with -eņš

References

  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 26
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