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Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Interfix
-en-
- 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”)
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German
Etymology
From -en, Middle High German -en.
Interfix
-en-
- Alternative form of -n-
- Mensch + -en- + Welt → Menschenwelt
- Frau + -en- + Versammlung → Frauenversammlung (“women's assembly, assembly of women”)
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Polabian
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Slavic *-en-. Compare prüsenĕ from Proto-Slavic *prosenъ.
Suffix
-en-
- forms adjectives from nouns
- ai̯tă + -en- → ai̯tenă
- komåi̯ + -en- → kominenă
- lüi̯ + -en- → lüjenă
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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-
- Forms the oblique plural stem of oikoclitic nouns