-kin

Etymology 1

From Middle English -kin, -kinne, -kunne, from Old English cynna, the genitive plural of cynn (“kind, sort, rank”), used in compounds.

Etymology 2

From Middle English -kin, -ken, probably from Middle Dutch -ken (compare Old English -ċen), apparently representing Proto-Germanic *-ikīną, *-ukīną, a double diminutive, from *-ikaz, *-ukaz (> Old English -oc) + *-īną (compare Old English -en). Cognate with Dutch -ken, Low German -ken, German -chen, Old English -ċen. More at -ock, -en.

Anagrams

• -nik, Nik, ink

Particle

-kin

1. (enclitic, appended to any other word than a verb) too, also.

   Minäkin söin tänään jäätelöä.

   I too ate ice-cream today. (I wasn't the only one who ate it.)

   (Minä) söin tänäänkin jäätelöä.

   I ate ice-cream today too. (I also ate it on other days.)

   (Minä) söin tänään jäätelöäkin.

   I ate ice-cream also today. (I also ate other things.)

2. (enclitic, appended to a verb) though, anyway, still, nonetheless, nevertheless; often not translated at all (used to underline an action)

   Minulla ei ole nälkä, mutta söinkin juuri jäätelöä.

   I'm not hungry, but I just ate some ice cream anyway.

   Minun piti mennä kauppaan, mutta meninkin kapakkaan.

   I was supposed to go to the store, but I went to the bar.

   Kuinka sait tavarat ulos kaupasta? Eihän sinulla ollut rahaa!" "Minä maksoinkin luottokortilla.

   How did you get the items out of the store? You didn't have any money, did you?

   I paid with a credit card.

See also

• -kaan / -kään
• -han / -hän
• -ko / -kö
• -pa / -pä
• -s