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Meaning of -cyn | Babel Free

Phrase masculine CEFR B1
kɨ̞n

Definitions

  1. diminutive suffix
    diminutive, masculine, morpheme, suffix
  2. Used to form the singulative of certain words.
    masculine, morpheme

Equivalents

Cymraeg -ig -os
Deutsch -chen -erl -lein
English -ling -y
Español -illa -illo -ita -ito
Eesti -kene -lane
Suomi -lainen -nen
Français -et -ette -in -ine
Gaeilge -an -in -óg
Galego -iño
Italiano -ella -ello -etta -etto -ina -ino
日本語
Kurdî -an -el -êt -în -ino -îş
Nederlands -je -ling -pje -tje
Polski -e
Português -inho
Română -aș -el -șor -uș -uț
Русский -ёк -ёнок -ок -онок
Svenska -is
Українська -енько -еня́ -очок

Examples

“bryn (“hill”) + -cyn → bryncyn (“hillock”)”
“lle (“place”) + -cyn → llecyn (“small place, spot”)”
“Huw (“Huw”) + -cyn → Huwcyn (“little Huw (pet name)”)”
“celfi (“furniture”) + -cyn → celficyn (“piece of furniture”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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