-kin

短语

suf. 表示小：lambkin, princekin; [构成姓氏]：Peterkin

词形变化

-kins 复数

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Used to form adjectives expressing resemblance or likeness to, similar to -like.

    方言
  2. 2.

    Used to form nouns having qualities of or belonging to a particular kind, class, or sort.

  3. 1.

    Forming diminutives of nouns.

    古体

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *kunją Proto-West Germanic *kuni Old English cynna Middle English -kin English -kin From Middle English -kin, -kinne, -kunne, from Old English cynna, the genitive plural of cynn (“kind, sort, rank”), used in compounds.

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