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-eņš
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ens ENS Ens. -ens -ēns
Latgalian
Etymology
Cognate with lv -iņš.
Pronunciation
Suffix
ltg suffix feminine -eņa
Used to form diminutives of hard-stemmed masculine nouns.
ltg vylks vylk- viļceņš
Used to form diminutives of hard-stemmed adjectives.
ltg mozs moz- mozeņš
Usage notes
Triggers umlaut in the stem: o > a, a > e, ā > ie, y > i.
Triggers palatalisation of a preceding velar consonant: k > c, g > dz.
Declension
Derived terms
ltg
References
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