LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffix · masculinethird declension

-cen

-cen m (genitive -cinis)
Classical[ˈkɛn]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛn]

Meaning

  1. masculinemorphemeappended to the names of musical instruments, forming agent nouns denoting the players thereof
    cicūticen, citharicen, cornicen, fidicen, liticen, lyricen, tībīcen, tubicen
  2. masculinemorphemeappended to various parts of speech, forming nouns denoting musicians or “singers” of whatever kind (human or not)
    oscen, psalmicen, siticen

Origins

From canō (“to sing”, “to play a musical instrument”).

Quick answers

What does -cen mean in Latin?
-cen, a suffix, means “appended to the names of musical instruments, forming agent nouns denoting the players thereof; appended to various parts of speech, forming nouns denoting musicians or “singers” of whatever kind (human or not)”.
How do you pronounce -cen?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛn].