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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French -quin, -quain, from Middle Dutch -kin (compare Middle Low German -ken, German -chen), from Old Dutch *-kīn, from Proto-West Germanic *-ikīn, *-ukīn, a double diminutive formed from Proto-Germanic *-ukaz + Proto-Germanic *-īną. More at English -kin, -ock, -en.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-quin m
- a suffix forming masculine nouns, originally diminutives, occurring especially in words of Dutch and Flemish origin
- mannequin
- bouquin
- casaquin
- quinquin
- rouquin