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Meaning of -in | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2

Definitions

  1. a common plural suffix
    morpheme
  2. used in most nouns and adjectives derived with the native suffix -i
    morpheme
  3. used in participles and some other native adjectives
    morpheme

Examples

“baħri (“sailor”) + -in → baħrin (“sailors”)”
“Malti (“Maltese”) + -in → Maltin”
“maqtugħ (“cut, cut-off”) + -in → maqtugħin”
“ħelu (“sweet”) + -in → ħelwin”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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