-ren

== English == === Etymology === In standard language, a back-formation from children and brethren. In dialectal usage, from Middle English -ren, -eren (compounded plural ending), from Middle English -re, -ere (from Old English -ru (plural ending)) + Middle English -en (from Old English -an (plural ending)). === Suffix === -ren (chiefly nonstandard, humorous) Used to form the plural of nouns ==== Usage notes ==== In Standard English, this suffix occurs only in children. Some non-standard uses can be found in dialects, such as calveren (“calves”), lambren (“lambs”), etc. In brethren and sistren, the suffix is -en, with the -r- coming from the stem of the word (brother, sister). ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === ner, NER, NRE, ern, -ern, RNE, ENR, -ner-, Ern == Japanese == === Romanization === -ren Rōmaji transcription of れん == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From -re (noun plural suffix) +‎ -en (noun plural suffix). ==== Alternative forms ==== -eren, -eryn, -ryn ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /-(ə)rən/, /-ərn/ ==== Suffix ==== -ren Used to form the plural of the z-stem nouns calf, child, ey, and lamb and their derivatives (besides older -re) Synonym: -re ===== Descendants ===== English: -ren (not productive) ===== References ===== “-e)ren, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Suffix ==== -ren alternative form of -eren