-een

See also: ee, een, e'en, and één

English

Etymology

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

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

Derived terms
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Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation
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Suffix

-een

  1. (organic chemistry) -ene

Derived terms
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