-cen

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Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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.

Derived terms

References

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ċen

  1. suffix forming diminutives from nouns, often displaying i-mutation
    tynċensmall barrel, cask
    tiċċenyoung goat, goatling
    þyrnċenthistle

Declension

Strong a-stem:

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: -chen

Polish

Etymology

    Derived from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /t͡sɛn/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛn
    • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

    Suffix

    -cen m inan

    1. -cene
      eo- + -ceneocen

    Declension

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

    Category Polish terms suffixed with -cen not found

    See also

    Further reading

    • -cen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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