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Used to denote the plural form of a small number of English nouns, the majority of whose etymologies go back to the n-stem (i.e. weak noun) declension of Germanic languages.

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IPA(Pronunciation)

/ən/

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morpheme humorous nonstandard often rare

Used to denote the plural form of a small number of English nouns, the majority of whose etymologies go back to the n-stem (i.e. weak noun) declension of Germanic languages.

Japanese Meaning

英語の一部の名詞（主にゲルマン語の弱変化型であるn-幹由来の名詞）の複数形を形成するために用いられる接尾辞。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その複数形接尾辞は、ゲルマン語派におけるn幹（弱変化）に由来するもので、oxenやchildrenのような複数形に見られます。

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Used to denote the plural form of a small number of English nouns, the majority of whose etymologies go back to the n-stem (i.e. weak noun) declension of Germanic languages.