-eņš
Latgalian
Etymology
Cognate with Latvian -iņš.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-ænʲt͡ʃ/
Suffix
-eņš (feminine -eņa)
- Used to form diminutives of hard-stemmed masculine nouns.
- vylk- + -eņš → viļceņš
- Used to form diminutives of hard-stemmed adjectives.
- moz- + -eņš → mozeņš
Usage notes
- Triggers ablaut in the stem: o > a, a > e, ā > ie, y > i.
- Triggers palatalisation of a preceding velar consonant: k > c, g > dz.
Declension
Declension of -eņš (class I noun)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -eņš | -eni |
| genitive | -eņa | -eņu |
| dative | -eņam | -enim |
| accusative | -eņu | -eņus |
| instrumental | -eņu | -enim |
| locative | -eņā | -eņūs |
| vocative | -eņ | -eni |
Derived terms
Latgalian words suffixed with -eņš
References
- Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 26