Asturian

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Suffix

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-ín

  1. A suffix to form the diminutives of nouns.

Galician

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Etymology 1

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Suffix

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-ín

  1. forms the first-person singular indicative preterite of -er and -ir verbs
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Etymology 2

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-ín (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iña, masculine plural -íns, feminine plural -iñas)

  1. (northeastern Galician) Alternative form of -iño (diminutive suffix)

Irish

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Etymology 1

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The suffix -ín replaced the Old Irish suffixes -án, -én, and others probably under the influence of forms like Áugustín from Latin Augustīnus.[1]

Suffix

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-ín m

  1. Suffix used to form diminutive nouns, sometimes with semantic shift from the original noun.
    capall (horse) + ‎-ín → ‎capaillín (pony)
    lacha (duck) + ‎-ín → ‎lachín (duckling)
    pota (pot) + ‎-ín → ‎poitín (poteen)
    teach (house) + ‎-ín → ‎teachín (cottage)

Etymology 2

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From English -ine, from Old French -ine, from Latin -īnus, from Ancient Greek -ινος (-inos).

Suffix

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-ín m

  1. (chemistry) -ine
    aimín (amine)
    anailín (aniline)
    iaidín (iodine)

Usage notes

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All nouns ending in a broad consonant change to a slender consonant before taking -ín, except words with stems ending in -ach

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2017) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 174

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Spanish

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Suffix

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-ín (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ina, masculine plural -ines, feminine plural -inas)
-ín m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ines)

  1. (Northern Spain, especially Asturias) forms the diminutives of nouns, often one already with a diminutive suffix
    chiquito (little boy) + ‎-ín → ‎chiquitín (very young boy)
    poquito (little bit) + ‎-ín → ‎poquitín (tiny bit)

Usage notes

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  • This suffix is most commonly used in Spain, particularly in Asturias. It can be used for nouns (cafetín) or adjectives (pequeñín).

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