Neuter

-lein

Betekenis (Engels)

suffix used to create a diminutive form; e.g. Kind → Kindlein

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/laɪ̯n/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle High German -elīn, -līn, from Old High German -ilī, -ilīn, from Proto-West Germanic *-ilīn. Cognate to Dutch -lijn.

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