-chin

See also: chin, Chin, chín, and chỉn

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English -ċin, variant of -ċen, from Proto-West Germanic *-ikīn, *-ukīn, equivalent to -ok +‎ -en.

Suffix

-chin

1. Alternative form of -chen

Derived terms

• bulchin (“bullock”)
• clouchin

Navajo

Stem

-chin

1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
NEUTER	-CHĄ́Ą́ʼ (smell, know)
CONCL	-CHĄ́Ą́ʼ (smell, know)