Definitions

1. noun

a Dutch word that means ‘one’ or ‘young one’, often used in compound words

“The Dutch word ‘jongen’ literally means ‘young one’, which is a common ‘een-jongen’ in Dutch.”

2. suffix

a suffix used to form the plural of nouns in Dutch, similar to ‘s’ or ‘ies’ in English

“The word ‘kind’ means ‘child’ in Dutch, while ‘kinderen’ means ‘children’. The ‘en’ suffix forms the plural.”

3. interjection

an archaic or poetic way of saying ‘one’ or ‘I’

“The poet exclaimed, ‘Een is the number that I hold dear’.”