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Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-inъ.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ин • (-in)
- 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)
Derived terms
See also
Mongolian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Suffix
-ин • (-in)
- 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
- -н (-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): (when unstressed)
- -ин: IPA(key): (when unstressed, after the hushing consonants ш ж ч щ)
- -и́н: IPA(key): (when stressed)
Suffix
-ин or -и́н • (-in or -ín)
- -'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 день ― Lúkin denʹ ― St. 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”)
Usage notes
- The suffix is usually unstressed even when added to ending-stressed nouns; compare же́нин (žénin) from жена́ (žená). (But not always, cf. Ильи́н (Ilʹín) from Илья́ (Ilʹjá).)
Declension
Possessive
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masculine
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neuter
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feminine
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plural
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| nominative
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-ин, -и́н
-in, -ín
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-ино, -и́но
-ino, -íno
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-ина, -и́на
-ina, -ína
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-ины, -и́ны
-iny, -íny
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| genitive
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-иного, -ина2, -и́ного, -и́на2
-inovo, -ina2, -ínovo, -ína2
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-иной, -и́ной
-inoj, -ínoj
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-иных, -и́ных
-inyx, -ínyx
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| dative
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-иному, -ину2, -и́ному, -и́ну2
-inomu, -inu2, -ínomu, -ínu2
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-иной, -и́ной
-inoj, -ínoj
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-иным, -и́ным
-inym, -ínym
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| accusative
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animate
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-иного, -ина2, -и́ного, -и́на2
-inovo, -ina2, -ínovo, -ína2
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-ино, -и́но
-ino, -íno
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-ину, -и́ну
-inu, -ínu
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-иных, -и́ных
-inyx, -ínyx
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| inanimate
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-ин, -и́н
-in, -ín
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-ины, -и́ны
-iny, -íny
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| instrumental
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-иным, -и́ным
-inym, -ínym
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-иной, -иною, -и́ной, -и́ною
-inoj, -inoju, -ínoj, -ínoju
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-иными, -и́ными
-inymi, -ínymi
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| prepositional
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-ином, -и́ном
-inom, -ínom
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-иной, -и́ной
-inoj, -ínoj
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-иных, -и́ных
-inyx, -ínyx
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Possessive (older)
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masculine
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neuter
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feminine
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plural
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| nominative
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-ин, -и́н
-in, -ín
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-ино, -и́но
-ino, -íno
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-ина, -и́на
-ina, -ína
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-ины, -и́ны
-iny, -íny
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| genitive
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-ина, -и́на
-ina, -ína
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-иной, -и́ной
-inoj, -ínoj
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-иных, -и́ных
-inyx, -ínyx
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| dative
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-ину, -и́ну
-inu, -ínu
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-иной, -и́ной
-inoj, -ínoj
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-иным, -и́ным
-inym, -ínym
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| accusative
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animate
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-ина, -и́на
-ina, -ína
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-ино, -и́но
-ino, -íno
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-ину, -и́ну
-inu, -ínu
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-иных, -и́ных
-inyx, -ínyx
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| inanimate
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-ин, -и́н
-in, -ín
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-ины, -и́ны
-iny, -íny
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| instrumental
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-иным, -и́ным
-inym, -ínym
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-иной, -иною, -и́ной, -и́ною
-inoj, -inoju, -ínoj, -ínoju
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-иными, -и́ными
-inymi, -ínymi
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| prepositional
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-ином, -и́ном
-inom, -ínom
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-иной, -и́ной
-inoj, -ínoj
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-иных, -и́ных
-inyx, -ínyx
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Used in names
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masculine
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feminine
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plural
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| nominative
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-ин, -и́н
-in, -ín
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-ина, -и́на
-ina, -ína
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-ины, -и́ны
-iny, -íny
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| genitive
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-ина, -и́на
-ina, -ína
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-иной, -и́ной
-inoj, -ínoj
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-иных, -и́ных
-inyx, -ínyx
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| dative
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-ину, -и́ну
-inu, -ínu
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-иной, -и́ной
-inoj, -ínoj
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-иным, -и́ным
-inym, -ínym
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| accusative
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-ина, -и́на
-ina, -ína
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-ину, -и́ну
-inu, -ínu
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-иных, -и́ных
-inyx, -ínyx
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| instrumental
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-иным, -и́ным
-inym, -ínym
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-иной, -иною1, -и́ной, -и́ною1
-inoj, -inoju1, -ínoj, -ínoju1
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-иными, -и́ными
-inymi, -ínymi
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| prepositional
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-ине, -и́не
-ine, -íne
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-иной, -и́ной
-inoj, -ínoj
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-иных, -и́ных
-inyx, -ínyx
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Derived terms
See also
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- -їн (-jin) (after iotated vowels)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic -инъ (-inŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-inъ.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ин • (-yn)
- 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).
Derived terms
See also