-cen
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "cen"
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From canō (“I sing”, “I play [a musical instrument]”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ken/, [kɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃen/, [t͡ʃɛn]
Suffix[edit]
-cen m (genitive -cinis); third declension
- appended to the names of musical instruments, forming agent nouns denoting the players thereof
- (in a weakened sense) appended to various parts of speech, forming nouns denoting musicians or “singers” of whatever kind (human or not)
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | -cen | -cinēs |
Genitive | -cinis | -cinum |
Dative | -cinī | -cinibus |
Accusative | -cinem | -cinēs |
Ablative | -cine | -cinibus |
Vocative | -cen | -cinēs |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “-cen” on page 296/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *-ikīn, *-ukīn, equivalent to -uc + -en. Cognate with Old Norse -ki. More at -kin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ċen
- suffix forming diminutives from nouns, often displaying i-mutation
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: -chen
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek καινός (kainós).
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-cen m inan
Declension[edit]
Declension of -cen
Derived terms[edit]
Category Polish terms suffixed with -cen not found
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- -cen in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɛn
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