-cen

See also: cen, cen-, cén, cēn, and -cén

Latin

Etymology

From canō (“I sing”, “I play [a musical instrument]”).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-cen m (genitive -cinis); third declension

  1. appended to the names of musical instruments, forming agent nouns denoting the players thereof
    cicūticen, citharicen, cornicen, fidicen, liticen, lyricen, tībīcen, tubicen
  2. (in a weakened sense) appended to various parts of speech, forming nouns denoting musicians or “singers” of whatever kind (human or not)
    oscen, psalmicen, siticen

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -cen -cinēs
Genitive -cinis -cinum
Dative -cinī -cinibus
Accusative -cinem -cinēs
Ablative -cine -cinibus
Vocative -cen -cinēs

Derived terms
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References

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-ikīną, *-ukīną, equivalent to -uc + -en. More at -kin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃen/

Suffix

-ċen n

  1. Suffix forming diminutives from nouns, often displaying i-mutation
    tynċen
    tiċċen
    þyrnċin

Descendants
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