"-ke" meaning in German Low German

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Suffix

Forms: -kes [noun, plural]
Etymology: From Middle Low German -eken, from Old Saxon *-ukīn, from Proto-West Germanic *-ukīn. Compare German -chen, Dutch -ke. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds-de|gml|-eken}} Middle Low German -eken, {{inh|nds-de|osx|*-ukīn}} Old Saxon *-ukīn, {{inh|nds-de|gmw-pro|*-ukīn}} Proto-West Germanic *-ukīn, {{cog|de|-chen}} German -chen, {{cog|nl|-ke}} Dutch -ke Head templates: {{head|nds-de|suffix|noun plural|-kes|cat2=diminutive suffixes|g=n}} -ke n (noun plural -kes)
  1. (Low Prussian) Suffix used to form the diminutive of nouns and hypocoristic forms of proper nouns and other parts of speech. Tags: Low-Prussian, morpheme, neuter Synonyms: -ken [dialectal]
    Sense id: en--ke-nds-de-suffix-BGnJEdSj Categories (other): German Low German entries with incorrect language header, Low Prussian Low German

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        "German Low German terms derived from Old Saxon",
        "German Low German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German",
        "German Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon",
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          "text": "Anke",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "God",
          "text": "Gottke",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "text": "kommke",
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        }
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