-ин

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-inъ.

Noun

-ин (-inm (feminine -инка or -ка)

  1. suffix forming singulative nouns, e.g. a person from a group; or, appended to some kinds of nouns to change the form but not its meaning
    Ту́рция (Túrcija) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎ту́рчин (túrčin)
    акра́н (akrán) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎акра́нин (akránin)
    бъ́лгар (bǎ́lgar) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎бъ́лгарин (bǎ́lgarin)
    го́спод (góspod) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎госпо́дин (gospódin)

Adjective

-ин (-in)

  1. -ine, 's; suffix with possessive or belonging meaning
    ба́ба (bába) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎ба́бин (bábin)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-inъ.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ин (-in)

  1. Appended to nouns to create possessive adjectives.
    баба (baba) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎бабин (babin)
    дедо (dedo) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎дедин (dedin)
    кучка (kučka) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎кучкин (kučkin)
    пчела (pčela) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎пчелин (pčelin)
    смоква (smokva) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎смоквин (smokvin)

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Mongolian

MongolianCyrillic
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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Suffix

-ин (-in)

  1. Marks the attributive form of a noun in the hidden-n declension after a stem ending in the consonant ж (ž), ч (č), ш (š) or щ (šč).

Alternative forms

  • (-n)stems ending in a vowel
  • -ан (-an)stems ending in other consonants

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic -инъ (-inŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-inъ.

Pronunciation

  • -ин: IPA(key): [ʲɪn] (when unstressed)
  • -ин: IPA(key): [ɨn] (when unstressed, after the hushing consonants ш ж ч щ)
  • -и́н: IPA(key): [ˈʲin] (when stressed)
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Suffix

-ин or -и́н (-in or -ín)

  1. -'s (possessive suffix)
    Илья́ (Ilʹjá, Ilya, Elias) + ‎-и́н (-ín) → ‎Ильи́н (Ilʹín, Ilya's, Elias's)
    Лу́ка (Lúka, Luke) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎Лу́кин (Lúkin, Luke's)
    Лу́кин деньLúkin denʹSt. Luke's Day
    Ники́та (Nikíta, Nikita, Victor) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎Ники́тин (Nikítin, Nikita's, Victor's)
    Са́ша (Sáša, Sasha) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎Са́шин (Sášin, Sasha's)
    дя́дя (djádja, uncle) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎дя́дин (djádin, uncle's)
    жена́ (žená, wife) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎же́нин (žénin, wife's)
    сестра́ (sestrá, sister) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎се́стрин (séstrin, sister's)
  1. Forms surnames
    Фома́ (Fomá, Thomas) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎Фоми́н (Fomín)
    пу́шка (púška, cannon) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎Пу́шкин (Púškin)
    гага́ра (gagára, loon) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎Гага́рин (Gagárin)
    Са́вва (Sávva, Sabbas) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎Са́ввин (Sávvin)

Usage notes

Declension

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Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • -їн (-jin) (after iotated vowels)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic -инъ (-inŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-inъ.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ин (-yn)

  1. added to feminine nouns to form possessive adjectives, akin to English -'s
    ті́тка (títka, aunt) + ‎-ин (-yn) → ‎ті́тчин (títčyn, aunt's)
    сестра́ (sestrá, sister) + ‎-ин (-yn) → ‎се́стрин (séstryn, sister's)
    ма́тір (mátir, mother) + ‎-ин (-yn) → ‎ма́терин (máteryn, mother's)
    Тетя́на (Tetjána, Tetiana) + ‎-ин (-yn) → ‎Тетя́нин (Tetjányn, Tetiana's)
    соба́ка m (sobáka, dog) + ‎-ин (-yn) → ‎соба́чин (sobáčyn, dog's)
    Ілля́ m (Illjá, Illia, Elijah) + ‎-ин (-yn) → ‎Ілли́н (Illýn, Illia's, Elijah's)

Usage notes

  • Note that, although certain animal and personal nouns such as соба́ка (sobáka) or Ілля́ (Illjá) are treated as masculine, they are grammatically feminine and thus take the -ин suffix rather than the masculine -ів (-iv).

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