View source for -ē̆n-

{{morpheme
|type_morpheme=derivational
|function=unknown
|language=Celtic
|linguistic_ascription=prob.
|analysis_phonemic=-/{{p|e}}{{p|n}}/- or -/{{p|ē}}{{p|n}}/-
|checklevel=2
|problem=wer weiß was?
}}
== Commentary ==
Derivational suffix found sporadically in Gaulish personal names (e.g. ''calenus'', ''epenos'', ''toutenos'', ''uandenos'', ''uesuenus'') and theonyms (e.g. ''belenos'', ''borienus'', ''buxenus'', ''uarneno'') (see {{bib|Delamarre 2007}}), of unclear function and etymology – the amphikinetic ''n''-suffix was generalised to -''on''- in Gaulish ({{bib|Stüber 1998}}: 91), and hysterokinetic ''en''-stems are rare (ibid. 196–175). In some cases possibly a variant of -''īno''/''ā''- (cf. {{bib|Meid 2005}}: 306 f. ''vibenus''). Holder {{bib|AcS}} I: 1440 distinguishes between -''eno''- in personal names and -''ēno''- in ethnonyms.
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