-ენ

Laz

Etymology

Combination of -ერ (-er, thematic suffix) +‎ -ნ (-n, marker of imperfective aspect, present tense, 3rd person and singular), where "r" regularly dissapears before "n".

Suffix

-ენ • (-en) (Latin spelling -en)

1. verbal thematic suffix and imperfective aspect, present tense, 3rd person and singular marker

   ‎ნქან- (nkan-) + ‎-ენ (-en) → ‎ელანქანენ (elankanen)

   ‎ჩქინ- (çkin-) + ‎-ენ (-en) → ‎ნაჩქინენ (naçkinen)

   ‎ნძინ- (nżin-) + ‎-ენ (-en) → ‎მანძინენ (manżinen)

   ‎ჭიბრ- (ç̌ibr-) + ‎-ენ (-en) → ‎იჭიბრენ (iç̌ibren)

Derived terms

Laz terms suffixed with -ენ