-ėnas

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [¹ˈ-ʲeːnɐs] Rhymes: -eːnɐs Syllabification: -ė́‧nas === Suffix === -ėnas m Forms masculine nouns meaning “son of” ‎brólis (“brother”) + ‎-ėnas → ‎brolė́nas (“nephew; cousin”) ‎sesuo (“sister”) + ‎-ėnas → ‎seserė́nas (“nephew; cousin”) Forms diminutives ‎žvi̇̀rblis (“sparrow”) + ‎-ėnas → ‎žvirblė́nas ‎katė̃ (“cat”) + ‎-ėnas → ‎katė́nas (“kitty”) Forms names of the inhabitants of the surrounding areas, from geographical/territorial nouns ‎gi̇̀rė / girià (“forest”) + ‎-ėnas → ‎girė́nas (“forester”) ‎kálnas (“mountain”) + ‎-ėnas → ‎kalnė́nas (“highlander, mountaineer”) Forms names of the inhabitants of the place names ‎Tilžė + ‎-ėnas → ‎tilžė́nas ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ====