-eņa

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Latgalian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Cognate with Latvian -iņa.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-eņa (masculine -eņš)

  1. Used to form diminutives of (primarily) hard-stemmed feminine nouns.
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]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-eņa

  1. genitive singular of -eņš

References[edit]

  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 26