French suffix

-in

approximative / pejorative · relational adjective

Register

native

Productivity

mid

attaches to a sizeable but bounded set

Attaches to

N

allomorphs -ine

Status

Establisheddraft

tlfi

Words built with -in

enfantin
like a child (pejorative)
enfant+-in

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

  • -ish
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -ic
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -al
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)

French

this affix: -in

    Hindi

    • -सा
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -ईय
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
    • -इक
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)

    Telugu

    Tamil

    • -போன்ற
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -ஆன
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -இய
      functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)