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See also: Appendix:Variations of "en"

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Interfix

-en-

  1. genitival interfix indicating that the former element is a characteristic of the latter; sometimes connotes countability or plurality
    ‎paard (“horse”) + ‎-en- + ‎kracht (“power”) → ‎paardenkracht (“horsepower”)
    ‎tulp (“tulip”) + ‎-en- + ‎bol (“bulb”) → ‎tulpenbol (“tulip bulb”)

Derived terms

Dutch terms interfixed with -en-

German

Etymology

From -en, Middle High German -en.

Interfix

-en-

  1. Alternative form of -n-
    ‎Mensch + ‎-en- + ‎Welt → ‎Menschenwelt
    ‎Frau + ‎-en- + ‎Versammlung → ‎Frauenversammlung (“women's assembly, assembly of women”)

Derived terms

German terms interfixed with -en-

See also

Polabian

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Slavic *-en-. Compare prüsenĕ from Proto-Slavic *prosenъ.

Suffix

-en-

  1. forms adjectives from nouns
    ai̯tă + -en- → ai̯tenă
    komåi̯ + -en- → kominenă
    lüi̯ + -en- → lüjenă

Synonyms

Derived terms

Polabian terms suffixed with -en-

References

  • Kazimierz Polański (2010) Jan Okuniewski, editor, Gramatyka języka połabskiego‎ (in Polish), Katowice: Biblioteka Uniwersytetu Śląskiego, page 149

Romani

Alternative forms

Etymology

See -en.

Interfix

-en-

  1. Forms the oblique plural stem of oikoclitic nouns
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