-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

• -iten

 

Anagrams

• ent., net

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

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ten

1. Alternative form of -tene