-eņa

Latgalian

Etymology 1

Cognate with Latvian -iņa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /-ænʲa/

Suffix

-eņa (masculine -eņš)

  1. Used to form diminutives of (primarily) hard-stemmed feminine nouns.
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 -eņa (class IV noun)
singular plural
nominative -eņa -enis
genitive -enis -eņu
dative -eņai -eņom
accusative -eņu -enis
instrumental -eņu -eņom
locative -eņā -eņuos
vocative -eņa -enis
Derived terms
Latgalian words suffixed with -eņa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /-ænʲa/

Suffix

-eņa

  1. genitive singular of -eņš

References
  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 26
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