"-tzin" meaning in All languages combined

See -tzin on Wiktionary

Suffix [Classical Nahuatl]

IPA: [-t͡sin̥]
Head templates: {{head|nci|suffix|cat2=diminutive suffixes}} -tzin
  1. (added to nouns) An honorific or caressive suffix; denotes fondness, respect, reverence or submission on behalf of the speaker. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--tzin-nci-suffix-ZxC~pgQD Categories (other): Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. (added to nouns) A diminutive suffix; forms nouns denoting smallness. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--tzin-nci-suffix-FUfpK0gP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -pīl [diminutive, suffix], -tōn [diminutive, suffix]

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          "english": "To the proper nouns, nouns and adjectives that refer to animate or inanimate things is sometimes added tzin or tzintli. This happens in order to denote a noble upbringing, courtesy, or reverence.",
          "ref": "1571, Alonso de Molina, Arte de la lengua mexicana y castellana, f. 12r",
          "text": "[…] a los nombres propios, Subſtantiuos y Adjetiuos, q́ ſignifican coſas animadas, o inanimadas ſeles añade algunas vezez tzin, o tzintli. Y eſto acaece, para denotar buena crianza, corteſia, o reuerencia.",
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          "text": "tonān (“our mother”) → tonāntzin (“our revered mother”)"
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          "ref": "1571, Alonso de Molina, Arte de la lengua mexicana y castellana, f. 12r",
          "text": "[…] a los nombres propios, Subſtantiuos y Adjetiuos, q́ ſignifican coſas animadas, o inanimadas ſeles añade algunas vezez tzin, o tzintli. Y eſto acaece, para denotar buena crianza, corteſia, o reuerencia.",
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