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-lin

-lin is the alternative form of -ling.

Meaning of -ling

Suffix (1)

-ling

  1. small, immature, miniature
    Synonyms:
    -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -let
  2. follower or resident

Suffix (2)

-ling

  1. (idiomatic) An adverbial suffix denoting manner, direction, or position.

Origin of -lin

From Middle English -lin, variant of -ling. More at -ling.

Questions about -lin

What is -lin the alternative form of?
-lin is the alternative form of -ling.

Words near -lin in the dictionary

  1. -lier
  2. -liest
  3. -like
  4. -lim-
  5. -limnion
  6. -lin
  7. -ling
  8. -lings
  9. -lite
  10. -lith
  11. -lithic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -lin (page history and authors); -ling (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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