-lin

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lin"

English

Etymology

From Middle English -lin, variant of -ling. More at -ling.

Suffix

-lin

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of -ling

Anagrams


Middle High German

Alternative forms

  • -elīn
  • -elī (in rhymes)
  • -lī

Suffix

-līn

  1. Appended to a noun, making it a diminutive with neuter gender.

Derived terms

  • brüederlīn
  • esellīn
  • heselīn
  • knebelīn
  • küechelīn
  • lietlīn, liedlīn
  • magetlīn, meidelīn
  • müeterlīn, muoterlīn
  • muschellīn
  • ōrelīn, œrelīn
  • singerlīn
  • stërnlīn
  • swësterlīn
  • vaterlīn, veterlīn
  • vrouwelīn, vröuwelīn, vröulīn
  • vogellīn, vogelīn
  • -el
  • heidelīn
  • neselīn
  • words formed with -elīn:
    • bërgelīn
    • boumelīn
    • buochelīn, büechelīn
    • ermelīn
    • hiuselīn
    • hiutelīn
    • hundelīn
    • hendelīn
    • kindelīn
    • liedelīn
    • miuselīn
    • pherdelīn
  • words formed with -lī:
    • esellī
    • megtlī

See also

  • -chīn, -ichīn
    • beinichīn
    • stërnechīn
    • vogelchīn, voilchīn

Descendants

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