"-een" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: Borrowed from Irish -ín (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|-ín|pos=diminutive suffix}} Irish -ín (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -een, {{en-suffix}} -een
  1. (Ireland) Used to form the diminutives of nouns in Hiberno-English. Tags: Ireland, morpheme
    Sense id: en--een-en-suffix-YIivkhdl Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 55 45
  2. (Ireland) Used to anglicise the Irish -ín suffix when anglicising Irish nouns. Tags: Ireland, morpheme
    Sense id: en--een-en-suffix-y4emJVEp Categories (other): Irish English, Pages using catfix Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 55 45
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