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-een

-een

See also: ee, een, e'en, and één

English

Suffix

-een

  1. (Ireland) Used to form the diminutives of nouns in Hiberno-English.
    man + -een → maneen ‎(“little man”)
  2. (Ireland) Used to anglicise the Irish -ín suffix when anglicising Irish nouns.
    poitín → poteen

Dutch

Pronunciation

Suffix

-een

  1. (organic chemistry) -ene

Derived terms

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Related terms

Etymology

Borrowing from Irish -ín, which forms diminutives in Irish.

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