-ēns

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See also: ens, ENS, Ens., -ens, and -eņš

Latvian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas.

Suffix

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-ēns

  1. Forms masculine nouns for young animals
    kaķis (cat) + ‎-ēns → ‎kaķēns (kitten)
    zaķis (hare) + ‎-ēns → ‎zaķēns (leveret)
    stirna (roe deer) + ‎-ēns → ‎stirnēns (fawn)
  2. Forms masculine nouns meaning “son of”
    brālis (brother) + ‎-ēns → ‎brālēns (cousin; (dial.) nephew)
    draugs (friend) + ‎-ēns → ‎draudzēns (son of a friend)
  3. Forms diminutives
    dēls (son) + ‎-ēns → ‎dēlēns (little son)
  4. Forms names of the inhabitants of the place names
    Nītaure + ‎-ēns → ‎nītaurēns
    Rauna + ‎-ēns → ‎raunēns

Declension

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Derived terms

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