"-lin" meaning in All languages combined

See -lin on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Etymology: From Middle English -lin, variant of -ling. More at -ling. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-lin}} Middle English -lin, {{m|enm|-ling}} -ling, {{l|en|-ling}} -ling Head templates: {{head|en|suffix}} -lin
  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of -ling Tags: alt-of, alternative, dialectal, morpheme Alternative form of: -ling
    Sense id: en--lin-en-suffix-Qss9OamZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Middle High German]

Forms: -līn [canonical]
Etymology: From Old High German -ilī, -ilīn. The suffix initially arose from -inga, -unga in words ending in -l. Cognate to Dutch -lijn. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmh|goh|-ilī}} Old High German -ilī, {{m|goh|-ilīn}} -ilīn, {{m|goh|-unga|-inga, -unga}} -inga, -unga, {{cog|nl|-lijn}} Dutch -lijn Head templates: {{head|gmh|suffix|head=-līn}} -līn
  1. Appended to a noun, making it a diminutive with neuter gender. Wikipedia link: Elmar Seebold, Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Nicoline van der Sijs, de:Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -elīn, -elī (english: in rhymes), -lī
    Sense id: en--lin-gmh-suffix-zJBDxhL7 Categories (other): Middle High German entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: brüederlīn, esellīn, heselīn, knebelīn, küechelīn, lietlīn, liedlīn, magetlīn, meidelīn, müeterlīn, muoterlīn, muschellīn, ōrelīn, œrelīn, singerlīn, stërnlīn, swësterlīn, vaterlīn, veterlīn, vrouwelīn, vröuwelīn, vröulīn, vogellīn, vogelīn Related terms: -el, heidelīn, neselīn Related terms (-chīn, -ichīn): beinichīn, stërnechīn, vogelchīn, voilchīn Related terms (words formed with -elīn): bërgelīn, boumelīn, buochelīn, büechelīn, ermelīn, hiuselīn, hiutelīn, hundelīn, hendelīn, kindelīn, liedelīn, miuselīn, pherdelīn Related terms (words formed with -lī): esellī, megtlī

Suffix [Romani]

Etymology: Compare Old Armenian -ենի (-eni). Etymology templates: {{cog|xcl|-ենի}} Old Armenian -ենի (-eni) Head templates: {{head|rom|suffix|g=f}} -lin f
  1. used to form the names of trees bearing a particular type of fruit Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--lin-rom-suffix-kbyftFfU Categories (other): Romani entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for -lin meaning in All languages combined (5.3kB)

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