-ene
Meaning
- Forms adjectives relating to places and nouns for their inhabitants.
- Forms adjectives and nouns denoting religious groups from personal names.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/-iːn/
Etymology
From Latin -ēnus, from Ancient Greek -ηνός (-ēnós), forming adjectives from place names.
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