-kin
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Apparently representing West Germanic *-kīn from Proto-Germanic *-ikīna, a double diminutive, from Proto-Germanic *-ik-, -uk-, -k- (Cf Old English -oc) + Proto-Germanic *-īna (Cf Old English -en). Cognate with Dutch -ken, German -chen. More at -ock, -en
[edit] Suffix
-kin
- (now archaic) Forming diminutives of nouns.
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[edit] Finnish
[edit] Particle
-kin
- (enclitic, appended to any other word than a verb) Too, also.
- (enclitic, appended to a verb) A particle with which the speaker confirms having done something, e.g. if someone doubting it or the speaker says the way s/he managed in something – which is by doing something, when someone is surprised; the translation varies by context.
- (Minä) söinkin eilen jäätelöä.
- But I ate ice-cream yesterday.
- (Minä) söinkin eilen jäätelöä.
[edit] Synonyms
- (too, also) myös