-cen
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cen"
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From canō (“I sing”, “I play [a musical instrument]”).
Pronunciation edit
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