"-ens" meaning in German

See -ens in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|de|inflectional suffixes}} -ens
  1. plural suffix for family names that end in a sibilant consonant Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ens-de-suffix-2XsUywQg Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 2 2 25 25 25 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 25 25 25 22 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 25 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|de|inflectional suffixes}} -ens
  1. (dated) genitive suffix for personal names that end in a sibilant consonant Tags: dated, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ens-de-suffix-LDPIRssX Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 2 2 25 25 25 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 25 25 25 22 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 25 23
  2. (dated) genitive suffix for personal names that end in -ia Tags: dated, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ens-de-suffix-WsWPz5OP Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 2 2 25 25 25 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 25 25 25 22 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 25 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|cat2=adverb-forming suffixes}} -ens
  1. forms adverbs from superlatives and ordinal numbers Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ens-de-suffix-DGNTboQ2 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 2 2 25 25 25 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 25 25 25 22 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 25 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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          "text": "Schmitz → (die) Schmitzens (“the Schmitzes, “the Schmitz family”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "Pütz → (die) Pützens (“the Pützes, “the Pütz family”)"
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