-ēns
Latvian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas.
Suffix
-ēns
- Forms masculine nouns for young animals
- Forms masculine nouns meaning “son of”
- Forms diminutives
- dēls (“son”) + -ēns → dēlēns (“little son”)
- Forms names of the inhabitants of the place names
- Nītaure + -ēns → nītaurēns
- Rauna + -ēns → raunēns
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ēns | -ēni |
| genitive | -ēna | -ēnu |
| dative | -ēnam | -ēniem |
| accusative | -ēnu | -ēnus |
| instrumental | -ēnu | -ēniem |
| locative | -ēnā | -ēnos |
| vocative | -ēn | -ēni |