-eņš

See also: ens, ENS, Ens., -ens, and -ēns

Latgalian

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian -iņš.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-ænʲt͡ʃ]

Suffix

-eņš (feminine -eņa)

1. Used to form diminutives of hard-stemmed masculine nouns.

   ‎vylk- + ‎-eņš → ‎viļceņš

2. Used to form diminutives of hard-stemmed adjectives.

   ‎moz- + ‎-eņš → ‎mozeņš

Usage notes

• Triggers ablaut in the stem: o > a, a > e, ā > ie, y > i.
• Triggers palatalisation of a preceding velar consonant: k > c, g > dz.

Declension

Declension of -eņš (type 1 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	-eņš	-eni
genitive	-eņa	-eņu
dative	-eņam	-enim
accusative	-eņu	-eņus
instrumental	-eņu	-enim
locative	-eņā	-eņūs
vocative	-eņ	-eni

Declension of -eņš (type 2 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	-eņš	-eni
genitive	-eņa	-eņu
dative	-eņam	-enim
accusative	-eni	-eņus
instrumental	-eni	-enim
locative	-enī	-eņūs
vocative	-eņ	-eni

Derived terms

Latgalian terms suffixed with -eņš

References

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 26