-kene

== Estonian == === Alternative forms === -ke === Suffix === -kene (genitive -kese, partitive -kest) A noun suffix that builds diminutives from nouns. kivi (stone) → kivikene (a small stone) ==== Usage notes ==== Diminutives can be stacked, yielding -keseke, -kesekene. The longer forms are rarely used. ==== Declension ==== == Ye'kwana == === Etymology === From -ke +‎ -ne (distant past tense suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [-kene] === Suffix === -kene marks the distant past imperfective tense when at least one of the arguments of the verb is not third-person ==== Usage notes ==== This suffix can cause syllable reduction. It never occurs alone but is always accompanied by at least the past imperfective marker -a preceding it. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Cáceres, Natalia (2011), Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[1], Lyon, pages 213–222