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Meaning of -enc | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
[ˈɛŋ]

Definitions

  1. used to create adjectives and nouns that denote demonyms
    morpheme
  2. used to create adjectives meaning "having the quality of"
    morpheme
  3. used to derive relational adjectives
    morpheme
  4. used to create diminutives of adjectives; -ish
    morpheme

Examples

“Creta (“Crete”) + -enc → cretenc (“Cretan”)”
“seda (“silk”) + -enc → sedenc (“silken; silky”)”
“abril (“April”) + -enc → abrilenc (“April [relational]”)”
“blau (“blue”) + -enc → blavenc (“blueish”)”
“febrós (“feverish”) + -enc → febrosenc (“lightly feverish”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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