-ėnas

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas.

-ėnas m

1. Forms masculine nouns meaning “son of”

   ‎brólis (“brother”) + ‎-ėnas → ‎brolė́nas (“nephew; cousin”)

   ‎sesuo (“sister”) + ‎-ėnas → ‎seserė́nas (“nephew; cousin”)

2. Forms diminutives

   ‎žvi̇̀rblis (“sparrow”) + ‎-ėnas → ‎žvirblė́nas

   ‎katė̃ (“cat”) + ‎-ėnas → ‎katė́nas (“kitty”)

3. Forms names of the inhabitants of the surrounding areas, from geographical/territorial nouns

   ‎gi̇̀rė / girià (“forest”) + ‎-ėnas → ‎girė́nas (“forester”)

   ‎kálnas (“mountain”) + ‎-ėnas → ‎kalnė́nas (“highlander, mountaineer”)

4. Forms names of the inhabitants of the place names

   ‎Tilžė + ‎-ėnas → ‎tilžė́nas