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Meaning of -in | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR A2

Definitions

  1. Suffix used to form diminutive nouns, sometimes with semantic shift from the original noun.
    masculine, morpheme
  2. -ine
    masculine, morpheme

Equivalents

Cymraeg -cyn -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 -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

“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.

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