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-ėnas
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Lithuanian
Etymology
lt ine-bsl-pro *-ēnas.
Pronunciation
-ė́nas
Suffix
m
Forms masculine nouns meaning “son of”
lt brólis brother brolė́nas nephew; cousin
lt sesuo sister seserė́nas nephew; cousin
Forms diminutives
lt žvìrblis sparrow žvirblė́nas
lt katė̃ cat katė́nas kitty
Forms names of the inhabitants of the surrounding areas, from geographical/territorial nouns
lt gìrė//girià forest girė́nas forester
lt kálnas mountain kalnė́nas highlander, mountaineer
Forms names of the inhabitants of the place names
lt Tilžė tilžė́nas
Declension
-ėn -ė́n
Derived terms
lt