cecen

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• cecẽ (abbreviated spelling)

Etymology

Reduplicated form of ce (“one”); compare cehcen (“one apiece”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈséː.sen̥]

Numeral

cēcen

1. (distributive) one at a time; one by one.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 254r:

     ¶De vno en vno. vel cada vno ſẽdos,cecẽ.vel,cecẽtetl.

     One at a time, or one apiece. cecẽ, also cecẽtetl.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 120r. col. 1:

     ¶ De vno en vno . vel. cada vno ſendos. cecen.  vel. / cecentetl.

     One at a time, or one apiece. cecen, also cecentetl.

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 120r
• J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl: Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 317

Romanian

Etymology

Back-formation from Cecenia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeˈt͡ʃen/

Noun

cecen m (plural ceceni, feminine equivalent cecenă)

1. Chechen

Adjective

cecen m or n (feminine singular cecenă, masculine plural ceceni, feminine and neuter plural cecene)

1. Chechen

Declension

Declension of cecen

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	cecen		cecenă	ceceni	cecene
	definite	cecenul		cecena	cecenii	cecenele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	cecen		cecene	ceceni	cecene
	definite	cecenului		cecenei	cecenilor	cecenelor