-een

See also: ee, een, e'en, and één

English

Etymology

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

Suffix

-een

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

Derived terms

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Anagrams

-ene, ENE, Nee, nee, née

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-een

(organic chemistry) -ene

Derived terms

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