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-ēns
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ens ENS Ens. -ens -eņš
Latvian
Etymology
lv ine-bsl-pro *-ēnas.
Suffix
Forms masculine nouns for young animals
lv kaķis cat kaķēns kitten
lv zaķis hare zaķēns leveret
lv stirna roe deer stirnēns fawn
Forms masculine nouns meaning “son of”
lv brālis brother brālēns cousin; (dial.) nephew
lv draugs friend draudzēns son of a friend
Forms diminutives
lv dēls son dēlēns little son
Forms names of the inhabitants of the place names
lv Nītaure nītaurēns
lv Rauna raunēns
Declension
-ēn s 1st -60
Derived terms
lv
Related terms
lv -enis
lv -ene
lv -ens