"-enn" meaning in Breton

See -enn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Middle Breton -enn, from Old Breton *-enn, from Proto-Brythonic *-enn. Cognate with Cornish -en and Welsh -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|br|xbm|-enn}} Middle Breton -enn, {{inh|br|obt|*-enn}} Old Breton *-enn, {{inh|br|cel-bry-pro|*-enn}} Proto-Brythonic *-enn, {{cog|kw|-en}} Cornish -en, {{cog|cy|-en}} Welsh -en Head templates: {{head|br|suffix|g=f}} -enn f
  1. Indicates a singulative of collective nouns. Tags: feminine, morpheme
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "xbm",
        "3": "-enn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Breton -enn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "obt",
        "3": "*-enn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Breton *-enn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*-enn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *-enn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "-en"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish -en",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "-en"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh -en",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Breton -enn, from Old Breton *-enn, from Proto-Brythonic *-enn. Cognate with Cornish -en and Welsh -en.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "suffix",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-enn f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Breton",
  "lang_code": "br",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Breton entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "merien (“ants”) + -enn → merienenn (“ant”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicates a singulative of collective nouns."
      ],
      "id": "en--enn-br-suffix-SaKBBQBm",
      "links": [
        [
          "singulative",
          "singulative#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-enn"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "xbm",
        "3": "-enn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Breton -enn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "obt",
        "3": "*-enn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Breton *-enn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*-enn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *-enn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "-en"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish -en",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "-en"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh -en",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Breton -enn, from Old Breton *-enn, from Proto-Brythonic *-enn. Cognate with Cornish -en and Welsh -en.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "suffix",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-enn f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Breton",
  "lang_code": "br",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Breton entries with incorrect language header",
        "Breton feminine suffixes",
        "Breton lemmas",
        "Breton suffixes",
        "Breton terms derived from Middle Breton",
        "Breton terms derived from Old Breton",
        "Breton terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Breton terms inherited from Middle Breton",
        "Breton terms inherited from Old Breton",
        "Breton terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "merien (“ants”) + -enn → merienenn (“ant”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicates a singulative of collective nouns."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "singulative",
          "singulative#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-enn"
}

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