-lein

Meaning

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

Concepts

little

small

-y

-ling

et

le

Synonyms

-chen

-erl

-ling

-i

Translations

-ita

-ito

-illa

-tje

-inha

-ina

-etta

-ette

-pje

-etto

-ino

-ine

-je

-et

-inho

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laɪ̯n/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: -elīn

Inherited from Old High German: -ilī

Cognate with Dutch: -lijn

In summary

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