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en-
1- a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from French and productive in English on this model, forming verbs with the general sense 鈥渢o cause (a person or thing) to be in鈥 the place, condition, or state named by the stem; more specifically, 鈥渢o confine in or place on鈥 ( enshrine; enthrone; entomb ); 鈥渢o cause to be in鈥 ( enslave; entrust; enrich; encourage; endear ); 鈥渢o restrict鈥 in the manner named by the stem, typically with the additional sense 鈥渙n all sides, completely鈥 ( enwind; encircle; enclose; entwine ). This prefix is also attached to verbs in order to make them transitive, or to give them a transitive marker if they are already transitive ( enkindle; enliven; enshield; enface ).
-en
2- a suffix formerly used to form transitive and intransitive verbs from adjectives ( fasten; harden; sweeten ), or from nouns ( heighten; lengthen; strengthen ).
en-
3- a prefix meaning 鈥渨ithin, in,鈥 occurring in loanwords from Greek:
energy; enthusiasm.
-en
4- a suffix used to form adjectives of source or material from nouns:
ashen; golden; oaken.
-en
5- a suffix used to mark the past participle in many strong and some weak verbs:
taken; proven.
-en
6- a suffix used in forming the plural of some nouns:
brethren; children; oxen.
-en
7- a diminutive suffix:
kitten; maiden.
en
8[ en ]
EN
9abbreviation for
Biology, Ecology.
EN
1abbreviation for
- enrolled nurse
- English Nature
en
2/ 蓻苍 /
noun
- printing a unit of measurement, half the width of an em Also callednut See also ennage
-en
3suffix forming verbs
- cause to be; become; cause to have
heighten
blacken
en-
4prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives
- from nouns
- put in or on
enthrone
entomb
- go on or into
enplane
- surround or cover with
enmesh
- furnish with
empower
- from adjectives and nouns cause to be in a certain condition
enable
enrich
enslave
encourage
en-
5prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives
- in; into; inside
endemic
-en
6suffix forming adjectives
- of; made of; resembling
wooden
ashen
earthen
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of en-2
Middle English, Old English -n- (as in Middle English fastnen, Old English 蹿牵蝉迟苍颈补苍 鈥渢o make fast, fasten鈥); cognate with -n- of like verbs in other Germanic languages ( Old Norse fastna )
Origin of en-4
Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old High German -墨苍, Gothic -eins, Latin -墨苍耻蝉; -ine 1
Origin of en-5
Middle English, Old English; cognate with German -en, Old Norse -inn
Origin of en-6
Middle English; Old English -an, case ending of n-stem nouns, as in naman oblique singular, and nominative and accusative plural of nama 鈥渘补尘别鈥; akin to n-stem forms in other Indo-European languages, as in Latin n艒men, n艒min- 鈥渘补尘别鈥
Origin of en-8
First recorded in 1785鈥95
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of en-1
Old English -n-, as in 蹿忙蝉迟-苍-颈补苍 to fasten, of common Germanic origin; compare Icelandic fastna
Origin of en-2
via Old French from Latin in- in- 虏
Origin of en-3
from Greek (often via Latin); compare in- 1, in- 虏
Origin of en-4
Old English -en; related to Gothic -eins, Latin -墨苍耻蝉 -ine 1
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