-lins
Scots
editEtymology
editFrom a variant of -lings, an ablaut variant, with genitive -s, of -lang (compare English -long). More at English -lings.
Suffix
edit-lins
- Suffix used to form adverbs from nouns, to indicate "in the direction of".
- Suffix used to form adverbs from adjectives or quasi-adjectives, to connote direction and also manner, condition, degree.