-elen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch#ELENCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#ELEN -elen, from Old DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch#ELENCategory:Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch#ELEN -lon, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#ELENCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ELEN *-lōną.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-elenCategory:Dutch lemmas#ELENCategory:Dutch suffixes#ELENCategory:Dutch verb-forming suffixes#ELENCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ELENCategory:Pages with entries#ELENCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ELEN
- frequentative verbal suffix; indicating repetition
Synonyms
- (used to form frequentative): -eren
Derived terms
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old EnglishCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Old English#ELENCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old English#ELEN -lian, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#ELENCategory:Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#ELEN *-lōn, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#ELENCategory:Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ELEN *-lōną.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-elenCategory:Middle English lemmas#ELENCategory:Middle English suffixes#ELENCategory:Middle English verb-forming suffixes#ELENCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#ELENCategory:Pages with entries#ELENCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ELEN
- A frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating repetition or continuousness; -le.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “-el-, suf.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.