"-cen" meaning in Old English

See -cen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /t͡ʃen/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *-ikīn, *-ukīn, equivalent to -uc + -en. Cognate with Old Norse -ki. More at -kin. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*-ikīn}} Proto-West Germanic *-ikīn, {{cog|non|-ki}} Old Norse -ki Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=-ċen|head2=|sort=}} -ċen, {{ang-suffix|g=n|head=-ċen}} -ċen Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|-ċen|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|-ċen|-ċenu|-ċen|-ċenu|-ċenes|-ċena|-ċene|-ċenum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: -ċen [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], -ċen [nominative, singular], -ċenu [nominative, plural], -ċen [accusative, singular], -ċenu [accusative, plural], -ċenes [genitive, singular], -ċena [genitive, plural], -ċene [dative, singular], -ċenum [dative, plural], -ċin [alternative]
  1. suffix forming diminutives from nouns, often displaying i-mutation Tags: morpheme
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "-chen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: -chen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: -chen"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*-ikīn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *-ikīn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "-ki"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse -ki",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *-ikīn, *-ukīn, equivalent to -uc + -en. Cognate with Old Norse -ki. More at -kin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ċen",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċenu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċenu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċenes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċenum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċin",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "-ċen",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-ċen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "head": "-ċen"
      },
      "expansion": "-ċen",
      "name": "ang-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ċen",
        "short": "1"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ċen",
        "2": "-ċenu",
        "3": "-ċen",
        "4": "-ċenu",
        "5": "-ċenes",
        "6": "-ċena",
        "7": "-ċene",
        "8": "-ċenum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "small barrel, cask",
          "text": "tynċen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "young goat, goatling",
          "text": "tiċċen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "thistle",
          "text": "þyrnċen",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix forming diminutives from nouns, often displaying i-mutation"
      ],
      "id": "en--cen-ang-suffix-2WVHLe4d",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃen/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-cen"
}
{
  "descendants": [
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "-chen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: -chen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: -chen"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*-ikīn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *-ikīn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "-ki"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse -ki",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *-ikīn, *-ukīn, equivalent to -uc + -en. Cognate with Old Norse -ki. More at -kin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ċen",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċenu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċenu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċenes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċenum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ċin",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": "-ċen",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-ċen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "head": "-ċen"
      },
      "expansion": "-ċen",
      "name": "ang-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ċen",
        "short": "1"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ċen",
        "2": "-ċenu",
        "3": "-ċen",
        "4": "-ċenu",
        "5": "-ċenes",
        "6": "-ċena",
        "7": "-ċene",
        "8": "-ċenum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English neuter a-stem nouns",
        "Old English suffixes",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with usage examples",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "small barrel, cask",
          "text": "tynċen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "young goat, goatling",
          "text": "tiċċen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "thistle",
          "text": "þyrnċen",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix forming diminutives from nouns, often displaying i-mutation"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃen/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-cen"
}

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