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Appendix:Variations of "kin" English Etymology 1 en kind :inh enm:-kin<ety:inh<ang:cynn<alt:cynna>>> 1 From en enm -kin, enm -kinne, enm -kunne, from en ang cynna, the genitive plural of ang cynn kind, sort, rank, used in compounds. Suffix - * en now chiefly dialectal Used to form adjectives expressing resemblance or likeness to, similar to en -like. en alkin en Dutchkin en ilkin en weirdkin en whatkin en plural -kin Used to form nouns having qualities of or belonging to a particular kind, class, or sort. en otakukin en otherkin Derived terms en kind Etymology 2 en diminutive From en enm -kyn, (also as enm -ke, enm -k), perhaps from en ang -ca, but probably instead from en dum -kin, apparently representing en gmw-pro *-ikīn, gmw-pro *-ukīn, a double diminutive, from gmw-pro *-ik, gmw-pro *-uk (> ang -oc) + gmw-pro *-īn (compare ang -en). Cognate with nl -ken (nl -ke, nl -tje), nds -ken, de -chen, ang -ċen. More at -ock, -en. Alternative forms en -ikin Suffix s en diminutive en now _ archaic Forming diminutives of nouns. en suffixes -cule -ee<id:diminutive> -el -et -ette -icle -ie -le<id:diminutive> -let -ling -ole -ule -y prefixes mini- micro- nano- Derived terms en diminutive Related terms en Jack (from enm Jankin) en mannikin/en mannequin en ramekin/en ramequin en -kins See also en -chan Anagrams en ikn -nik Nik ink en Otherkin en diminutive suffixes Basque Suffix eu suffix eu -gin maker, doer Finnish Etymology From fi urj-fin-pro *-gik, from urj-fin-pro *-ka particle + suffix (possibly lative urj-fin-pro *-ik). Cognate to et -gi, vot -či. The final -n is by analogy with fi -kaan. The form urj-fin-pro *-gik was historically standard, and variation is found in some lexicalized terms (e.g. fi jotain ~ fi jotakin). The strong grade -k- was originally only used after consonants. Probably also related to myv -ке in myv секе the same, myv неке the same (plural).Erina Olga. Particles in the Mordvin Languages (1997), p. 37 Particle fi particle clitics fi enclitic particle positive polarity fi with a nonverb also, too fi Minäkin söin tänään jäätelöä. Also I ate ice-cream today. (I wasn't the only one who ate it.) fi (Minä) söin tänäänkin jäätelöä. I ate ice-cream also today. (I also ate it on other days.) fi (Minä) söin tänään jäätelöäkin. I ate also ice-cream today. (I also ate other things.) fi Oliko siellä montakin ihmistä? Were there many people there too? fi with a verb though, anyway, still, nonetheless, nevertheless; often not translated at all, used to emphasize an action fi Minulla ei ole nälkä, mutta söinkin juuri jäätelöä. I'm not hungry, but I did just eat some ice cream. fi Minulla ei pitänyt olla nälkä, mutta söinkin juuri jäätelöä. I wasn't supposed to be hungry, but I just ate some ice cream anyway. fi Minun piti mennä kauppaan, mutta meninkin kapakkaan. I was supposed to go to the store, but I went to the bar instead. fi "Kuinka sait tavarat ulos kaupasta? Eihän sinulla ollut rahaa!" "Minä maksoinkin luottokortilla." "How did you get the items out of the store? You didn't have any money, did you?" "[Well,] I paid with a credit card." fi Bussi tulikin taas myöhässä. The bus came late again (as always). fi Vaikka osasinkin jo suurimman osan opetetuista asioista, kurssi oli silti kiinnostava. Even though I already knew most of the things taught, the course was still interesting. at that in addition to what has been said; furthermore; moreover fi Hän meni kuuluisaan kouluun ja hyvään menikin. He went to a famous school, and a good one at that. even implying extreme example fi Minäkin osaisin tehdä tämän! Even I know how to do this! -ever when used with a verb that has an interrogative pronoun, often with fi ikinä for emphasis fi Kuka ikinä onkin, hän yrittää vain saada huomiosi. Whoever that person is, they are just trying to get your attention. Used to form rhetorical questions or questions for which the speaker is seeking to have their opinion confirmed. fi Eikö olekin kaunis? It's beautiful, isn't it? Usage notes -kin -kaan The exact meaning of fi -kin (and fi -kaan) depends significantly on its placement within the sentence and the part of speech of the word to which it is attached. Synonyms too, also fi myös Antonyms too, also fi -kaan / fi -kään See also fi -kaan / fi -kään fi -han clitic / fi -hän clitic fi -ko / fi -kö fi -pa clitic / fi -pä clitic fi -s clitic References Japanese Romanization きん Middle English Suffix enm suffix 1 enm -kyn Turkish ın in un ün g Pronunciation tr /cin/ Suffix tr suffix form -gin as i tr dizmek<gloss:to arrange in a row> diz- -gin dizgin<gloss:rein> tr salmak<gloss:to let loose, to let go> sal- -gın salgın<gloss:outbreak, epidemic> tr durmak<gloss:to stop> dur- -gun durgun<gloss:still, calm> tr olmak<gloss:to be, to become> ol- -gun olgun<gloss:ripe>