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suffix
1(forming verbs from adjectives) denoting the development, creation, or intensification of a state.
‘widen’- ‘deepen’
2Forming verbs from nouns (such as strengthen from strength).
Origin
Old English -nian, of Germanic origin.
suffix
(also -n)
1(forming adjectives from nouns) made or consisting of.
‘earthen’- ‘woollen’
2(forming adjectives from nouns) resembling.
- ‘golden’
Origin
Old English, of Germanic origin.
suffix
(also -n)
1Forming past participles of strong verbs as a regular inflection.
- ‘spoken’
2Forming past participles of strong verbs as an adjective.
‘mistaken’- ‘torn’
Origin
Old English, of Germanic origin.
suffix
Forming the plural of a few nouns such as children, oxen.
Origin
Middle English reduction of the earlier suffix -an.
suffix
Forming diminutives of nouns (such as chicken, maiden).
Pronunciation
-en
/ɪn/ /(ə)n/Origin
Old English, of Germanic origin.
suffix
1Forming feminine nouns.
- ‘vixen’
2Forming abstract nouns.
- ‘burden’
Origin
Old English, of Germanic origin.
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