-quin
See also: quin and quin-
French
Etymology
From Middle French -quin, -quain, from Middle Dutch -kin from West Germanic *-kin, *-ken (compare Middle Low German -ken, German -chen), a double diminutive formed from -k (from Proto-Germanic *-ukaz) + -in (from Proto-Germanic *-īną). More at -kin, -ock, -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛ̃/
Suffix
-quin m
- A suffix forming masculine nouns, originally diminutives, occurring especially in words of Dutch and Flemish origin
- mannequin
- bouquin
- casaquin
- painequin
- quinquin
- verquin