Meaning of -ėnas | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Forms masculine nouns meaning “son of”
   masculine, morpheme
2. Forms diminutives
   masculine, morpheme
3. Forms names of the inhabitants of the surrounding areas, from geographical/territorial nouns
   masculine, morpheme
4. Forms names of the inhabitants of the place names
   masculine, morpheme

Examples

“brólis (“brother”) + -ėnas → brolė́nas (“nephew; cousin”)”

“sesuo (“sister”) + -ėnas → seserė́nas (“nephew; cousin”)”

“žvi̇̀rblis (“sparrow”) + -ėnas → žvirblė́nas”

“katė̃ (“cat”) + -ėnas → katė́nas (“kitty”)”

“gi̇̀rė /girià (“forest”) + -ėnas → girė́nas (“forester”)”

“kálnas (“mountain”) + -ėnas → kalnė́nas (“highlander, mountaineer”)”

“Tilžė + -ėnas → tilžė́nas”

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