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-een

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Français-éen

Examples

“man + -een → maneen (“little man”)”
“poitín → poteen”

CEFR level

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

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

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