en- -en
See also: enen and énen
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛnˈ ə̆n/
Circumfix
en- -en
- Forms transitive verbs denoting an increase in, or intensification of, the quality denoted by the enclosed word.
Related terms
Nota bene: Not all of these words listed were etymologically constructed with the en- -en circumfix. Those confirmed to have been so constructed are marked with obeli (†s), those confirmed to have been formed otherwise are marked with asterisks (*s), and those whose origins are uncertain are unmarked.
Derived terms and words derived from related affixes
- enchasten*
- encolden†
- endarken*
- enfasten
- engladden
- engolden†
- engraven*
- engreaten†
- enharden*
- enhearten*
- enlengthen
- enlessen
- enlighten
- enliven†
- enquicken
- enrichen
- enripen*
- ensmallen†
- enstraiten*
- enstrengthen*
- ensweeten*
- enwiden
- enwisen
See also
- a- -ing
- em- -en
- y- -t
References
- Most dictionaries do not consider the concept of a circumfix to be valid for production rules in current English, and since en- -en can be analyzed as a redundant combination of the prefix en- and the suffix -en, most dictionaries do not have a separate entry for it.
Anagrams
- Nene, nene, nēnē