-eņš
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Latgalian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-eņš (feminine -eņa)
- Used to form diminutives of hard-stemmed masculine nouns.
- Used to form diminutives of hard-stemmed adjectives.
Usage notes[edit]
- Triggers ablaut in the stem: o > a, a > e, ā > ie, y > i.
- Triggers palatalisation of a preceding velar consonant: k > c, g > dz.
Declension[edit]
Declension of -eņš (type 1 noun)
Declension of -eņš (type 2 noun)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 26