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Old English · suffix

-cen

Normalised -ċen

Part of speech
suffix, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/t͡ʃen/
Syllables
t͡ʃen (1 syllable)
Modern English
diminutivesdisplayingi-mutationsuffix

Meaning

  1. suffix forming diminutives from nouns, often displaying i-mutation

    tynċen

    small barrel, cask

Declension

Declension of -cen
SingularPlural
Nominative -ċen-ċenu
Accusative -ċen-ċenu
Genitive -ċenes-ċena
Dative -ċene-ċenum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-ikīn, *-ukīn, equivalent to -oc + -en. Cognate with Old Norse -ki. More at -kin.

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