Etymology

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Combination of -ერ (-er, thematic suffix) +‎ -ნ (-n, marker of imperfective aspect, present tense, 3rd person and singular), where "r" regularly dissapears before "n".

Suffix

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-ენ (-en) (Latin spelling -en)

  1. verbal thematic suffix and imperfective aspect, present tense, 3rd person and singular marker
    ნქან- (nkan-) + ‎-ენ (-en) → ‎ელანქანენ (elankanen)
    ჩქინ- (çkin-) + ‎-ენ (-en) → ‎ნაჩქინენ (naçkinen)
    ნძინ- (nżin-) + ‎-ენ (-en) → ‎მანძინენ (manżinen)
    ჭიბრ- (ç̌ibr-) + ‎-ენ (-en) → ‎იჭიბრენ (iç̌ibren)

Derived terms

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