-kin

See also kin, kín, and kin-

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English -kin, -kinne, -kunne, from Old English cynna the genitive plural of cynn (“kind, sort, rank”), used in compounds. Compare otherkin.

Suffix

-kin

1. (Now chiefly dialectal) A suffix used to form adjectives expressing resemblance or likeness to, similar to -like.

   alkin

   Dutchkin

   ilkin

   weirdkin

   whatkin

2. A suffix used to form nouns having qualities of or belonging to a particular kind, class, or sort.

   otakukin

   otherkin

Etymology 2

From Middle English -kin, -ken, probably from Middle Dutch -ken, apparently representing West Germanic *-kīn, from Proto-Germanic *-ukīną, a double diminutive, from Proto-Germanic *-ukaz (Compare Old English -oc) + Proto-Germanic *-īną (Compare Old English -en). Cognate with Dutch -ken, Low German -ken, German -chen. More at -ock, -en.

Suffix

-kin

1. (now archaic) Forming diminutives of nouns.

Derived terms

• bodkin
• boykin
• catkin
• devilkin
• manikin
• ladykin
• lambkin
• manikin
• munchkin
• napkin
• pumpkin

[+] English words suffixed with -kin

Related terms

• -kins

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Finnish

Particle

-kin

1. (enclitic, appended to any other word than a verb) too, also.

   Minäkin söin tänään jäätelöä.

   I too ate ice-cream today. (I wasn't the only one who ate it.)

   (Minä) söin tänäänkin jäätelöä.

   I ate ice-cream today too. (I also ate it on other days.)

   (Minä) söin tänään jäätelöäkin.

   I ate ice-cream too today. (I also ate other things.)

2. (enclitic, appended to a verb) though, anyway, still, nonetheless, nevertheless; often not translated at all (used to underline an action)

   Minulla ei ole nälkä, mutta söinkin juuri jäätelöä.

   I'm not hungry, but anyway I just ate ice-cream.

   Minun piti mennä kauppaan, mutta meninkin kapakkaan.

   I was supposed to go to the grocery, but I still went to the bar.

   Kuinka sait tavarat ulos kaupasta? Eihän sinulla ollut rahaa!" "Minä maksoinkin luottokortilla.

   How did you get the goods out of the store? You had no money, did you? Nonetheless I paid with a credit card.

Synonyms

• (too, also): myös

Antonyms

• (too, also): -kaan / -kään

See also

• -kaan / -kään
• -han / -hän
• -ko / -kö
• -pa / -pä
• -s