-ín

Asturian

Suffix

-ín

A suffix to form the diminutives of nouns.

Galician

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ín

forms the first-person singular indicative preterite of -er and -ir verbs

Etymology 2

Suffix

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

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

Irish

Etymology 1

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

-ín m

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

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

Suffix

-ín m

(chemistry) -ine
aimín (“amine”)

anailín (“aniline”)

iaidín (“iodine”)

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of -ín (fourth declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	-ín	-íní
vocative	a -ín	a -íní
genitive	-ín	-íní
dative	-ín	-íní

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an -ín	na -íní
genitive	an -ín	na -íní
dative	leis an -ín don -ín	leis na -íní

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -ín

References

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

Spanish

Suffix

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

(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

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

-ín

Contents

Asturian

Suffix

Galician

Etymology 1

Suffix

See also

Etymology 2

Suffix

Irish

Etymology 1

Suffix

Etymology 2

Suffix

Usage notes

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

Spanish

Suffix

Usage notes

Derived terms

Further reading

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