"-lein" meaning in German

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Suffix

IPA: /laɪ̯n/ Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--lein.wav Forms: -lein [plural], -erlein [plural], -leins [plural]
Etymology: From Middle High German -elīn, -līn, from Old High German -ilī, -ilīn, from Proto-West Germanic *-ilīn. Cognate to Dutch -lijn. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|-elīn}} Middle High German -elīn, {{m|gmh|-līn}} -līn, {{inh|de|goh|-ilī}} Old High German -ilī, {{m|goh|-ilīn}} -ilīn, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*-ulīn|*-ilīn}} Proto-West Germanic *-ilīn, {{cog|nl|-lijn}} Dutch -lijn Head templates: {{head|de|suffixes|plural|-lein|or|-erlein|or|-leins|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|cat3=diminutive suffixes|g=n}} -lein n (plural -lein or -erlein or -leins)
  1. suffix used to create a diminutive form; e.g. Kind → Kindlein Wikipedia link: Elmar Seebold, Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, de:Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache Tags: morpheme, neuter Synonyms: -el, -'l, -l, -le [dialectal], -li [Switzerland], -lin, -elin (english: chiefly Early New High German), -elein (english: chiefly in poetry) Related terms: -chen, -erl, -i
    Sense id: en--lein-de-suffix-CySRJPzB

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    },
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      "word": "-chen"
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      "word": "-erl"
    },
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        "German noun-forming suffixes",
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    },
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      "word": "-'l"
    },
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      "word": "-l"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "-le"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Switzerland"
      ],
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    },
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      "word": "-lin"
    },
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      "english": "chiefly in poetry",
      "word": "-elein"
    }
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