-ен

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic -ьнь (-ĭnĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ.

• IPA^(key): [-ɛn]

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-ен • (-en)

1. (highly productive) suffix appended to nouns to form an adjective meaning "having the property of X", or "related to/consisting of X".

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ.

• IPA^(key): [ɛn]

-ен • (-en) m

1. suffix appended to nouns to form an adjective meaning "having the property of X"

   ‎слава (slava, “glory”) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎славен (slaven, “glorious”)

   ‎век (vek, “century”) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎вечен (večen, “eternal”)

   ‎тага (taga, “sorrow”) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎тажен (tažen, “sad”)

2. suffix appended to nouns to form an adjective meaning "consisting of, related to, or pertaining to X"

   ‎мозок (mozok, “brain”) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎мозочен (mozočen, “cerebral”)

   ‎бакар (bakar, “copper”) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎бакарен (bakaren, “made of copper”)

   ‎вода (voda, “water”) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎воден (voden, “aqueous”)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ěnъ, likewise forming past passive participles.

• IPA^(key): [ɛn]

-ен • (-en) m

1. suffix appended to some verbs ending in -е and most verbs ending in -и, provided that the preceding consonant is not н or њ, to derive the passive participle

   ‎влече (vleče, “pull”) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎влечен (vlečen, “pulled”)

   ‎сади (sadi, “plant”) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎саден (saden, “planted”)

2. suffix appended to nouns to form an adjective meaning "having the property of X"

   ‎вода (voda, “water”) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎воден (voden, “wet”)

3. suffix appended to nouns to form an adjective meaning "consisting of, related to, or pertaining to X"

   ‎мед (med, “honey”) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎меден (meden, “honeyed”)

   ‎свила (svila, “silk”) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎свилен (svilen, “silken”)

   ‎коска (koska, “bone”) + ‎-ен (-en) → ‎коскен (kosken, “osseous”)

• IPA^(key): [ ɛn]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ěnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-(e-)nós.

-ен • (-en)

1. short form of -ний (-nyj)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form..

-ен • (-en) f

1. genitive/accusative plural of -на (-na)