Contionary:-ken

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Enventian

Alternative forms

-ke, -kjen, -kje
-kin, -ki, -gi (emphatic)

Etymology

From Old Enventian -chen, from Proto-West Germanic *-ukīn.

Pronunciation

(North) IPA: [kɑ̃], (without the an/en merger) [kɜ̃]
- (emphatic) IPA: [kĩː],[kĩːn]

Suffix

-ken

(a diminutive used to form nouns)
eks > iksken
axe > hatchet

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