-ėnas

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas.

Suffix

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-ėnas m

  1. Forms masculine nouns meaning “son of”
    brólis (brother) + ‎-ėnas → ‎brolė́nas (nephew; cousin)
    sesuo (sister) + ‎-ėnas → ‎seserė́nas (nephew; cousin)
  2. Forms diminutives
    žvìrblis (sparrow) + ‎-ėnas → ‎žvirblė́nas
    katė̃ (cat) + ‎-ėnas → ‎katė́nas (kitty)
  3. Forms names of the inhabitants of the surrounding areas, from geographical/territorial nouns
    gìrėgirià (forest) + ‎-ėnas → ‎girė́nas (forester)
    kálnas (mountain) + ‎-ėnas → ‎kalnė́nas (highlander, mountaineer)
  4. Forms names of the inhabitants of the place names
    Tilžė + ‎-ėnas → ‎tilžė́nas

Declension

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Derived terms

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Category Lithuanian terms suffixed with -ėnas not found