-kin
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English -kin, -kinne, -kunne, from Old English cynna the genitive plural of cynn (“kind, sort, rank”), used in compounds. Compare otherkin.
Suffix[edit]
-kin
- (Now chiefly dialectal) A suffix used to form adjectives expressing resemblance or likeness to, similar to -like.
- A suffix used to form nouns having qualities of or belonging to a particular kind, class, or sort.
Etymology 2[edit]
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[edit]
-kin
- (now archaic) Forming diminutives of nouns.
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Finnish[edit]
Particle[edit]
-kin
- (enclitic, appended to any other word than a verb) too, also.
- (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.
- Minulla ei ole nälkä, mutta söinkin juuri jäätelöä.
Synonyms[edit]
- (too, also): myös