-ten

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ten"

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-t'ën. Related to Karelian -ten and Veps -te. Originally from an instructive form, probably by analogy of instructive forms of the second infinitive forms of verbs (such as arvata > arvaten, whence arvatenkin with an additional clitic).

Suffix

-ten

  1. Forms causative adverbs.

Derived terms
Finnish terms suffixed with -ten

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

-ten

  1. Rōmaji transcription of てん

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English -ettan, from Proto-West Germanic *-attjan and *-ittjan.

Suffix

-ten

  1. (rare) used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives, similar to English -ize
Derived terms
Middle English terms suffixed with -ten

Suffix

-ten

  1. Alternative form of -tene
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