"-cen" meaning in Latin

See -cen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ken/ [Classical-Latin], [kɛn] [Classical-Latin], /t͡ʃen/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [t͡ʃɛn] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From canō (“I sing”, “I play [a musical instrument]”). Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|-cen/-cin<3>}} Forms: -cinis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], -cen [nominative, singular], -cinēs [nominative, plural], -cinis [genitive, singular], -cinum [genitive, plural], -cinī [dative, singular], -cinibus [dative, plural], -cinem [accusative, singular], -cinēs [accusative, plural], -cine [ablative, singular], -cinibus [ablative, plural], -cen [singular, vocative], -cinēs [plural, vocative]
  1. appended to the names of musical instruments, forming agent nouns denoting the players thereof Tags: declension-3, masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--cen-la-suffix-aeB9-Sv8 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine suffixes in the third declension, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Latin masculine suffixes in the third declension: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (in a weakened sense) appended to various parts of speech, forming nouns denoting musicians or “singers” of whatever kind (human or not) Tags: declension-3, masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--cen-la-suffix-LUJtTt8Q Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine suffixes in the third declension, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Latin masculine suffixes in the third declension: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From canō (“I sing”, “I play [a musical instrument]”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-cinis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-cen/-cin<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "51 49",
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          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "cicūticen, citharicen, cornicen, fidicen, liticen, lyricen, tībīcen, tubicen"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "appended to the names of musical instruments, forming agent nouns denoting the players thereof"
      ],
      "id": "en--cen-la-suffix-aeB9-Sv8",
      "links": [
        [
          "musical instruments",
          "musical instrument#English"
        ],
        [
          "agent nouns",
          "agent noun#English"
        ],
        [
          "players",
          "player#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine suffixes in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "oscen, psalmicen, siticen"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "singers",
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        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in a weakened sense) appended to various parts of speech, forming nouns denoting musicians or “singers” of whatever kind (human or not)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in a weakened sense"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ken/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɛn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃen/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃɛn]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-cen"
}
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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin masculine suffixes",
    "Latin masculine suffixes in the third declension",
    "Latin noun-forming suffixes",
    "Latin suffixes",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin third declension suffixes",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From canō (“I sing”, “I play [a musical instrument]”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-cinis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-cinēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-cen/-cin<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "cicūticen, citharicen, cornicen, fidicen, liticen, lyricen, tībīcen, tubicen"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "appended to the names of musical instruments, forming agent nouns denoting the players thereof"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "musical instruments",
          "musical instrument#English"
        ],
        [
          "agent nouns",
          "agent noun#English"
        ],
        [
          "players",
          "player#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "oscen, psalmicen, siticen"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "appended to various parts of speech, forming nouns denoting musicians or “singers” of whatever kind (human or not)"
      ],
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        [
          "musicians",
          "musician#English"
        ],
        [
          "singers",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in a weakened sense) appended to various parts of speech, forming nouns denoting musicians or “singers” of whatever kind (human or not)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in a weakened sense"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ken/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɛn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃen/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃɛn]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-cen"
}

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