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-cen

-cen

See also: cen, cen-, cén, and cēn

Latin

Etymology

From canō (I sing”, “I play [a musical instrument]).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-cen m (genitive -cinis); third declension

  1. appended to the names of musical instruments, forming agent nouns denoting the players thereof
    cicūticen, citharicen, cornicen, fidicen, liticen, lyricen, siticen, tībīcen, tubicen
  2. (in a weakened sense) appended to various parts of speech, forming nouns denoting “singers” of whatever kind (human or not)
    oscen, psalmicen

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative -cen -cinēs
genitive -cinis -cinum
dative -cinī -cinibus
accusative -cinem -cinēs
ablative -cine -cinibus
vocative -cen -cinēs

Derived terms

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References


Old English

Alternative forms

  • -ċin

Suffix

-ċen n

  1. Suffix forming diminutives from nouns, often displaying i-mutation
    tynċen
    tiċċen
    þyrnċin

Descendants