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-eņš

[-ænʲt͡ʃ]

suffix

LanguageLatgalian

Meaning
  1. Used to form diminutives of hard-stemmed masculine nouns.
  2. Used to form diminutives of hard-stemmed adjectives.
  3. diminutive suffix
  4. A suffix added to the end of masculine nouns or adjectives to make them sound smaller, cuter, or more affectionate.
Examples

vylk- + -eņš → viļceņš

vylk- + -eņš becomes viļceņš

Pronunciation-ænʲt͡ʃ

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis suffix is specifically used for hard-stemmed masculine words.

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-eņš in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.