-ijenn

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton -ien.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈiːʒɛn/

Suffix

-ijenn

  1. -ity, -ness
    start + -ijenn = startijenn
    teñval (“dark”) + -ijenn = teñvalijenn (“darkness”)

References
  1. J. R. F. Piette, French loanwords in Middle Breton (1973), page 12: Thus the modern suffix -ijenn in such words as yenijenn [...] represents MB. -ien: yenien [...]
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