-ken

See also: ken, Ken, KEN, kén, kèn, kēn, and kěn

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-ken n (plural -kens)

  1. Alternative form of -ke

German

Etymology

From -ken, German Low German form of standard -chen, from Middle Low German -kin, from Old Saxon -kīn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kən/

Suffix

-ken n (plural 1 -kes, plural 2 -kens, plural 3 -ken)

  1. (colloquial, regional, Northern Germany, Westphalia) used to make diminutives
    Haus → Häusken ― little house
    Dorf → Dörfken ― little village
    Pulle → Pülleken ― little bottle

Usage notes

  • After stops, particulary after k, a linking -s- is often inserted: Pack → Päcksken (see Päckchen (“parcel”)).
  • Sometimes an old linking -e- is also preserved: Mann → Männeken (see derived terms below).

Derived terms

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German Low German

Alternative forms

  • -ke (Low Prussian)
  • -sken
  • -schen

Suffix

-ken n (plural -kens or -kes)

  1. used to make diminutives

Derived terms

  • Bömken
  • Engelken
  • Heken (“male (animal)”)
  • Männken, Männeken
  • Vägelken
  • Seken (“female (animal)”)

See also

Japanese

Romanization

-ken

  1. Rōmaji transcription of けん

Turkish

Etymology

Made a suffix with a y in front of it from iken.

Suffix

-ken

  1. while, when
    19 yaşımdayken
    when I was 19
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