-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

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ín m

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

Etymology 2

From English -ine, from Old French -ine, from Latin -īnus, from Ancient Greek -ινος (-inos).

Suffix

-ín m

  1. (chemistry) -ine
    aimín (“amine”)
    anailín (“aniline”)
    iaidín (“iodine”)

Usage notes

All nouns ending in a broad consonant change to a slender consonant before taking -ín, except words with stems ending in -ach

Declension

Derived terms

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Further reading

Spanish

Suffix

-ín

  1. (Northern Spain, especially Asturias) A suffix to form the diminutives of nouns, often one already with a diminutive suffix
    chico (“boy”) + -ito → chiquito (“little boy”) + ‎-ín → ‎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

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