-ene

Morpheme

-ene

Type

suffix

Denotation

gentilic suffix

Etymology

Latin -(a)ēnus; Ancient Greek -ēnós

Evidence

Cairene, Hagarene, Nicene

Notes

also spelled -aene and -æne but only Nicaene but rarely maintains the -aene

See Also

-in(e) [-ine, -in], -ene

Homographs

-ene, -ene, (O)En(e) [Oen, Ene]

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