-in

Meaning

1. (feminine, morpheme) creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables
2. (dated, feminine, morpheme) creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables
3. (dated, feminine, morpheme) creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables

Concepts

-ess

carpenter

cyclist

editor

journalist

reporter

smartass

she-

-yne

bicyclist

🚴

wiseguy know-it-all

Synonyms

Student

🧑‍🎓

Mitarbeiter

Philister

Filmschauspieler

Kleinbürger

Spießbürger

-öse

-in Zimmermann

Einzelgänger

-in Reporter

Frömmler

Schmeichler

Selbstmörder

Greiner

-trix

Translations

ـِيَّة

ـَة

-ισσα

cycliste

-e

-esse

-euse

journaliste

giornalista

journalist

jornalista

-esa

-a

carpintero

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: -inne

Inherited from Old High German: -inna

In summary

From Middle High German -inne, -in, from Old High German -inna, -in, from Proto-West Germanic *-ini, from Proto-Germanic *-inī.