"-in" meaning in French

See -in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɛ̃/ Forms: -ine [feminine], -ins [masculine, plural], -ines [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|la|-īnus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -īnus, {{inh+|fr|la|-īnus}} Inherited from Latin -īnus, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*-iHnos}} Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Head templates: {{fr-adj}} -in (feminine -ine, masculine plural -ins, feminine plural -ines)
  1. forms adjectives indicating a quality; -ish, -ic Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--in-fr-suffix-f7xjljCB Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 74 26

Suffix

IPA: /ɛ̃/ Forms: -ins [plural], -ine [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|la|-īnus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -īnus, {{inh+|fr|la|-īnus}} Inherited from Latin -īnus, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*-iHnos}} Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} -in m (plural -ins, feminine -ine)
  1. forms nouns with a diminutive or pejorative quality Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--in-fr-suffix-aMoOLLlV

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