"-lein" meaning in German

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          "word": "-le"
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      "word": "-l"
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      "word": "-le"
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      "word": "-li"
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      "word": "-lin"
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      "word": "-elin"
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      "english": "chiefly in poetry",
      "word": "-elein"
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