-en

Morpheme

-en

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective suffix forming adjectives from nouns

Etymology

Old English -en

Evidence

ashen, earthen, flaxen, golden, oaken, silken, waxen, wooden, woolen

Notes

corresponds to Latin -anus, -inus and Ancient Greek -inos

Homographs

en-, -en, -en, -en, -en, -en