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Meaning of -een | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

Used to form the diminutives of nouns in Hiberno-English.
Ireland, morpheme
Used to anglicise the Irish -ín suffix when anglicising Irish nouns.
Ireland, morpheme

Examples

“man + -een → maneen (“little man”)”

“poitín → poteen”

CEFR level

B1

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

See also

-eer -eh -ein -el -elect -elic