Meaning of -ēns | Babel Free

Definitions

1. added to nouns to form new nouns; possibly simply a variant of -enis
   morpheme
2. Forms masculine nouns for young animals
   morpheme
3. Forms masculine nouns meaning “son of”
   morpheme
4. Forms diminutives
   morpheme
5. Forms names of the inhabitants of the place names
   morpheme

Examples

“kaķis (“cat”) + -ēns → kaķēns (“kitten”)”

“zaķis (“hare”) + -ēns → zaķēns (“leveret”)”

“stirna (“roe deer”) + -ēns → stirnēns (“fawn”)”

“brālis (“brother”) + -ēns → brālēns (“cousin; (dial.) nephew”)”

“draugs (“friend”) + -ēns → draudzēns (“son of a friend”)”

“dēls (“son”) + -ēns → dēlēns (“little son”)”

“Nītaure + -ēns → nītaurēns”

“Rauna + -ēns → raunēns”

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