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Webster 1913 Edition


-in

-in

.
A suffix. See the Note under
-ine
.

Definition 2024


-ín

-ín

See also: Appendix:Variations of "in"

Asturian

Suffix

-ín

  1. A suffix to form the diminutives of nouns.

Galician

Suffix

-ín

  1. Suffix indicating the first-person singular indicative preterite of -er and -ir verbs.

See also


Irish

Suffix

-ín m (plural -íní)

  1. Suffix used to form diminutive nouns in Irish, sometimes with semantic shift from the original noun.
    capall (horse)capaillín (pony)
    lacha (duck)lachín (duckling)
    pota (pot)poitín (poteen)
    teach (house)teachín (cottage)

Usage notes

  • All nouns in -ín are masculine nouns of the fourth declension
  • All nouns ending in a broad consonant change to a slender consonant before taking -ín, except words with stems ending in -ach

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%ADn'>Irish words suffixed with -ín</a>

Spanish

Suffix

-ín

  1. A suffix to form the diminutives of nouns, often one already with a diminutive suffix
    chico (boy) + -itochiquito (little boy)chiquitín (very young boy)

Usage notes

This prefix is most commonly used in Spain, particularly in Asturias. It can be used for nouns (cafetín) or adjectives (pequeñín).

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%ADn'>Spanish words suffixed with -ín</a>