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-ен

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ.

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-ен (-en)

  1. (highly productive) suffix appended to nouns to form an adjective meaning "having the property of X", or "related to/consisting of X".

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Macedonian

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    Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ.

    Pronunciation

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    Suffix

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    -ен (-enm

    1. suffix appended to nouns to form an adjective meaning "having the property of X"
      слава (slava, glory) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎славен (slaven, glorious)
      век (vek, century) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎вечен (večen, eternal)
      тага (taga, sorrow) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎тажен (tažen, sad)
    2. suffix appended to nouns to form an adjective meaning "consisting of, related to, or pertaining to X"
      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)
    Declension
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    Declension of -ен
    masculine feminine neuter plural
    indefinite -ен (-en) -на (-na) -но (-no) -ни (-ni)
    definite unspecified -ниот (-niot) -ната (-nata) -ното (-noto) -ните (-nite)
    definite proximal -ниов (-niov) -нава (-nava) -ново (-novo) -ниве (-nive)
    definite distal -нион (-nion) -нана (-nana) -ноно (-nono) -нине (-nine)

    Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ěnъ, likewise forming past passive participles.

      Pronunciation

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      -ен (-enm

      1. 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
        влече (vleče, pull) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎влечен (vlečen, pulled)
        сади (sadi, plant) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎саден (saden, planted)
      2. suffix appended to nouns to form an adjective meaning "having the property of X"
        вода (voda, water) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎воден (voden, wet)
      3. suffix appended to nouns to form an adjective meaning "consisting of, related to, or pertaining to X"
        мед (med, honey) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎меден (meden, honeyed)
        свила (svila, silk) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎свилен (svilen, silken)
        коска (koska, bone) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎коскен (kosken, osseous)
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      Declension of -ен
      masculine feminine neuter plural
      indefinite -ен (-en) -ена (-ena) -ено (-eno) -ени (-eni)
      definite unspecified -ениот (-eniot) -ената (-enata) -еното (-enoto) -ените (-enite)
      definite proximal -ениов (-eniov) -енава (-enava) -еново (-enovo) -ениве (-enive)
      definite distal -енион (-enion) -енана (-enana) -еноно (-enono) -енине (-enine)

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      Ukrainian

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      Pronunciation

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      Etymology 1

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        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ěnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-(e-)nós.

        Suffix

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        -ен (-en)

        1. short form of -ний (-nyj)

        Etymology 2

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        See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form..

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        -ен (-enf

        1. genitive/accusative plural of -на (-na)
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