Contionary:-ken

Enventian

Alternative forms

• -ke, -kjen, -kje
• -kin, -ki, -gi (emphatic)

Etymology

From Old Enventian -chen, from Proto-West Germanic *-ukīn.

Pronunciation

• (North) IPA: [kɑ̃], (without the an/en merger) [kɜ̃]
  • (emphatic) IPA: [kĩː],[kĩːn]

Suffix

-ken

1. (a diminutive used to form nouns)

   eks > iksken

   axe > hatchet