HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of -cen | Babel Free

Phrase masculine CEFR B1
[ˈkɛn]

Definitions

  1. appended to the names of musical instruments, forming agent nouns denoting the players thereof
    declension-3, masculine, morpheme
  2. appended to various parts of speech, forming nouns denoting musicians or “singers” of whatever kind (human or not)
    declension-3, masculine, morpheme

Equivalents

English player

Examples

“cicūticen, citharicen, cornicen, fidicen, liticen, lyricen, tībīcen, tubicen”
“oscen, psalmicen, siticen”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See all B1 Latina words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See -cen used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free