-in-

-in-

Cebuano

Infix

-in-

1. Added to verb and noun roots.
   1. in the manner of
   2. Forms language names.
2. Added to verb roots conjugated with -on or i-.
   1. something done by the action of the root
   2. something put somewhere or in something

Derived terms

Cebuano terms infixed with -in-

References

• John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎ (in Cebuano and English), Cornell University, page 378-379

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

-in-

1. Root form of -ino

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Ido

Suffix

-in-

1. Root form of -ino

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Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪn]
• Hyphenation: in

Infix

-in-

1. product of
2. continuous

Derived terms

Indonesian terms infixed with -in-

Further reading

• “-in-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-in-, from Proto-Austronesian *-in-.

Infix

-in-

1. used with other trigger affixes except the active trigger to form the complete aspect

   Kinain ko ang mangga (patient focus)

   I ate the mango (mango is focused)

   Pinuntahan namin ang palengke (locative focus)

   We went to the market (market is focused)

2. (with CV- reduplication): used to form the progressive aspect for all triggers except in the active trigger

   Kinakain ko ang mangga

   I eat/am eating the mango

Usage notes

• In words that start with a vowel, the prefix in- is used instead.
• In words that start with an l or r, the prefix ni- may be used.
• In loan words or unassimilated foreign words that begin with a consonant cluster, the infix may be added after the first consonant (1) or after the consonant cluster (2). Some prefer using the prefix ni- instead (3).

  (1) Tinrabaho

  (2) Trinabaho

  (3) Nitrabaho

Derived terms

Tagalog terms infixed with -in-