-een

Borrowed from Irish -ín (diminutive 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

• -ene, ENE, Nee, nee, née

• IPA^(key): /eːn/

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-een

1. (organic chemistry) -ene

• alkeen
• -aan
• -yn
• -yl

-een

1. inflection of -ear:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

• IPA^(key): /-ˈiːn/

From Middle English -ing, from Old English -ing, -ung.

• -en

-een (plural -eens)

1. Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action, process or material.

Borrowed from Irish -ín (diminutive suffix).

-een

1. Suffix used to form diminutive nouns