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Meaning of -ен | Babel Free

Phrase masculine CEFR A2
[ɛn]

Definitions

  1. suffix appended to nouns to form an adjective meaning "having the property of X"
    masculine, morpheme
  2. suffix appended to some verbs ending in -е and most verbs ending in -и, provided that the preceding consonant is not н or њ, to derive the passive participle
    masculine, morpheme
  3. suffix appended to nouns to form an adjective meaning "consisting of, related to, or pertaining to X"
    masculine, morpheme

Examples

“слава (slava, “glory”) + -ен (-en) → славен (slaven, “glorious”)”
“век (vek, “century”) + -ен (-en) → вечен (večen, “eternal”)”
“тага (taga, “sorrow”) + -ен (-en) → тажен (tažen, “sad”)”
“мозок (mozok, “brain”) + -ен (-en) → мозочен (mozočen, “cerebral”)”
“бакар (bakar, “copper”) + -ен (-en) → бакарен (bakaren, “made of copper”)”
“вода (voda, “water”) + -ен (-en) → воден (voden, “aqueous”)”
“влече (vleče, “pull”) + -ен (-en) → влечен (vlečen, “pulled”)”
“сади (sadi, “plant”) + -ен (-en) → саден (saden, “planted”)”
“вода (voda, “water”) + -ен (-en) → воден (voden, “wet”)”
“мед (med, “honey”) + -ен (-en) → меден (meden, “honeyed”)”
“свила (svila, “silk”) + -ен (-en) → свилен (svilen, “silken”)”
“коска (koska, “bone”) + -ен (-en) → коскен (kosken, “osseous”)”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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