-cen

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cen"

Latin

Etymology

From canō (“I sing”, “I play [a musical instrument]”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈken/, [ˈkɛn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃen/, [ˈt͡ʃɛn]

Suffix

-cen m (genitive -cinis); third declension

1. appended to the names of musical instruments, forming agent nouns denoting the players thereof

   cicūticen, citharicen, cornicen, fidicen, liticen, lyricen, tībīcen, tubicen

2. (in a weakened sense) appended to various parts of speech, forming nouns denoting musicians or “singers” of whatever kind (human or not)

   oscen, psalmicen, siticen

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	-cen	-cinēs
genitive	-cinis	-cinum
dative	-cinī	-cinibus
accusative	-cinem	-cinēs
ablative	-cine	-cinibus
vocative	-cen	-cinēs

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -cen

cicuticen

citharicen

cornicen

fidicen

liticen

lyricen

oscen

psalmicen

sambucina

siticen

tibicen

tubicen

References

• “-cen” on page 296/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Old English

Alternative forms

• -ċin

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-ikīn, *-ukīn, equivalent to -uc + -en. Cognate with Old Norse -ki. More at -kin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃen/

Suffix

-ċen

1. suffix forming diminutives from nouns, often displaying i-mutation

   tynċen ― small barrel, cask

   tiċċen ― young goat, goatling

   þyrnċen ― thistle

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	-ċen	-ċenu
accusative	-ċen	-ċenu
genitive	-ċenes	-ċena
dative	-ċene	-ċenum

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -cen

ticcen

tyncen

Descendants

• Middle English: -chen

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Hellenic *kəňňós

Ancient Greek καινός (kainós)der.

Polish -cen

Derived from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sɛn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-cen m inan

1. -cene

   ‎eo- + ‎-cen → ‎eocen

Declension

	singular
nominative	-cen
genitive	-cenu
dative	-cenowi
accusative	-cen
instrumental	-cenem
locative	-cenie
vocative	-cenie

Declension of -cen

Derived terms

Category Polish terms suffixed with -cen not found

See also

• ceno-

Further reading

• -cen in Polish dictionaries at PWN