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Danish
Etymology
From søn (“son”); the spelling change ø to e is likely a vowel reduction for ease of pronunciation. See Scandinavian family name etymology.
Suffix
-sen
- (not productive) -son; Forms patronymic surnames.
Derived terms
References
- Norwegian-American Surnames (Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume XII: Page 1
Dutch
Pronunciation
Suffix
-sen
- Alternative form of -s (“patronymic suffix”)
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German -sen, byform of -(ez)zen, from Old High German -ezzen, -azzen, from Proto-West Germanic *-attjan, from Proto-Germanic *-atjaną. In some cases merged with unrelated Old High German -isōn, from Proto-Germanic *-isōną. Modern formations often interact with the nominal suffix -s in such a way that it is impossible to say whether the derivation is denominal or deverbal (e.g. stuppen > Stups > stupsen or stuppen > stupsen > Stups).
Suffix
-sen
- Verbal suffix that expresses an action being intensified or stretched by iteration.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German -(e)sen, contraction of -hûsen. Thus a byform of German -hausen, which occurs in the same areas in seemingly random variation. Compare -trop, -trup, another Low German contraction that has often survived unaltered.
Suffix
-sen
- Placename suffix found in northern Germany.
Derived terms
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English -tion or -sion. Doublet of -syen, -shen, -esyen, and -esen. Cognates to Tok Pisin -sen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-sen/
- Hyphenation: -sén
Suffix
-sen (Jawi spelling سين-)
- (Malaysia, Singapore) -tion
- imigresen ― immigration
- stesen ― station
Usage notes
In newer adaptations of English loanwords ending in -tion or -sion, this is now replaced by -si in an effort to make the ending of words of this kind uniform with its Dutch-derived counterparts in Indonesian (compare opsyen for option and aksi for action).
Derived terms
Middle Low German
Pronunciation
Suffix
-sen
- -son; a suffix used to form patronymic surnames
Norwegian
Etymology
From sønn; the spelling change ø to e is likely a vowel reduction for ease of pronunciation. See Scandinavian family name etymology.
Suffix
-sen
- -son
Derived terms
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Borrowed from English -tion or -sion. Doublet of -sen, -esyen, and -esen. Cognates to Malay -sen and Tagalog -syon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-ʃən/
- Hyphenation: -syen
Suffix
-sen
- -tion
- imigresen ― immigration
- stesen ― station
Derived terms
Category Tok Pisin terms suffixed with -sen not found
Welsh
Pronunciation
Suffix
-sen
- (colloquial) verb suffix for the first-person plural conditional
- (colloquial) verb suffix for the third-person plural conditional
Derived terms
Category Welsh terms suffixed with -sen not found