-een

See also: een, Een, e'en, eên, -éen, and één

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish -ín (diminutive suffix).

Suffix

-een

  1. (Ireland) Used to form the diminutives of nouns in Hiberno-English.
    man + -een → maneen (“little man”)
  2. (Ireland) Used to anglicise the Irish -ín suffix when anglicising Irish nouns.
    poitín → poteen

Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -een

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eːn/
  • Audio(file)

Suffix

-een

  1. (organic chemistry) -ene

Derived terms
Dutch terms suffixed with -een

Yola

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English -ing, from Old English -ing, -ung.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /-ˈiːn/

Suffix

-een (plural -eens)

  1. Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action, process or material.

Derived terms
Yola terms suffixed with -een
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