Meaning of -in | Babel Free
Definitions
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Suffix used to form diminutive nouns, sometimes with semantic shift from the original noun. masculine, morpheme
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-ine masculine, morpheme
Examples
“capall (“horse”) + -ín → capaillín (“pony”)”
“lacha (“duck”) + -ín → lachín (“duckling”)”
“pota (“pot”) + -ín → poitín (“poteen”)”
“teach (“house”) + -ín → teachín (“cottage”)”
“aimín (“amine”)”
“anailín (“aniline”)”
“iaidín (“iodine”)”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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