"-en" meaning in Cornish

See -en in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *-enn, from Proto-Celtic *-inyā. Cognate with Breton -enn and Welsh -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*-enn}} Proto-Brythonic *-enn, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*-inyā}} Proto-Celtic *-inyā, {{cog|br|-enn}} Breton -enn, {{cog|cy|-en}} Welsh -en Head templates: {{head|kw|suffix|g=f}} -en f
  1. Forms singulatives of collective nouns Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-kw-suffix-UfFgOxKv Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 78 22
  2. Forms abstract derivatives of certain nouns and adjectives Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--en-kw-suffix-K0U2XENI
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*-enn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *-enn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*-inyā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *-inyā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "-enn"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton -enn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "-en"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh -en",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *-enn, from Proto-Celtic *-inyā. Cognate with Breton -enn and Welsh -en.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "suffix",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-en f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "aval (“apples”) + -en → avalen (“apple”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "gwenen (“bees”) + -en → gwenenen (“bee”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms singulatives of collective nouns"
      ],
      "id": "en--en-kw-suffix-UfFgOxKv",
      "links": [
        [
          "singulative",
          "singulative#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "lyther (“letter (document)”) + -en → lytheren (“letter (symbol)”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms abstract derivatives of certain nouns and adjectives"
      ],
      "id": "en--en-kw-suffix-K0U2XENI",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-en"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Cornish feminine suffixes",
    "Cornish lemmas",
    "Cornish suffixes",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 27 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yucatec Maya entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yucatec Maya lemmas",
    "Yucatec Maya suffixes"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*-enn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *-enn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*-inyā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *-inyā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "-enn"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton -enn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "-en"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh -en",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *-enn, from Proto-Celtic *-inyā. Cognate with Breton -enn and Welsh -en.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "suffix",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-en f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "aval (“apples”) + -en → avalen (“apple”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "gwenen (“bees”) + -en → gwenenen (“bee”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms singulatives of collective nouns"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "singulative",
          "singulative#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "lyther (“letter (document)”) + -en → lytheren (“letter (symbol)”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms abstract derivatives of certain nouns and adjectives"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-en"
}

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