-in

See also: Appendix:Variations of "in"

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of -ine.

Suffix

-in

1. (biochemistry) Used, as a modification of -ine, to form the names of a variety of types of compound; examples include proteins (globulin), carbohydrates (dextrin), dyes (alizarin) and others (vanillin).
   1. A neutral chemical compound.

      albumin, casein, chitin, pepsin, saponin

   2. An enzyme.

      renin, pancreatin

   3. An antibiotic.

      penicillin, streptomycin

   4. A pharmaceutical product.

      cobalamin, niacin, vitamin

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -in

aabomycin

abductin

abortin

abrin

abscissin

absinthin

acaciin

acacin

accelerin

acenocoumarin

acetoxycrenulatin

achromatin

aciculatin

acnistin

acokantherin

acrosin

actaplanin

actin

actinin

actinohivin

actinonin

actinoporin

activin

adaptin

addressin

adducin

adhesin

adipophilin

adrenocorticotropin

adrenomedullin

aequorin

aerolysin

aeruginascin

aescin

afzelin

agaricin

agarin

agglutinin

aggressin

agrin

alantin

alarmin

albuminin

alcaligin

aldrin

alexin

algarrobin

algin

alitretinoin

alizarin

alkannin

allamandin

allantoin

allatostatic

allergin

allethrin

alliin

alnuin

aloesaponarin

aloesin

aloin

amanitin

amarogentin

amastin

amavadin

ameloblastin

amelotin

amethopterin

ammidin

ammodytin

ammoidin

ammoniaporin

amorfrutin

ampelopsin

amphotericin

amphoterin

amygdalin

amylin

anchusin

anemonin

angelicin

angiogenin

angiomotin

angioprotectin

angiotensin

anillin

anisatin

ankycorbin

annexin

annonacin

annonin

antholeucin

anthoxanthin

anthralin

anthrapurpurin

antiarin

antiberiberin

anticoagulin

antidiphtherin

antirrhinin

apamin

apelin

apimaysin

apterin

arabin

arachnidan

arbacin

arbutin

arnicin

arrestin

artemin

arthropodin

asarin

asbolin

aspergillin

asphodelin

aspidistrin

astilbin

astragalin

astrocytin

ataxin

atlastin

atriopeptin

atrogin

atrophin

attractin

aucubin

aureobasidin

aurin

austrovenetin

avenin

avidin

azafrin

azolitmin

-azosin

azurin

bacillin

bacitracin

bactericidin

bacterin

bactofilin

baeocystin

baicalein

baicalin

balanitin

baptisin

bassorin

bathymodiolin

batroxobin

bdellin

beauvericin

bergamottin

bergenin

bestrophin

betalain

betanin

betaxanthin

betulin

bilicyanin

bilifuscin

bilin

bilirubin

biliverdin

bindin

biotin

blepharismin

bombesin

bombyxin

bouvardin

bradykinin

brazilin

brazzein

brefeldin A

brickellin

brucellergin

bryonin

butlerin

butyroin

butyrophilin

bynedestin

cadherin

caesalpin

calbindin

calcimedin

calcin

calcitonin

calcyphosin

calendulin

calfluxin

callipeltin

callistephin

calnexin

calphobindin

calprotectin

calreticulin

calretinin

calsarcin

calsequestrin

caltractin

calumbin

Etymology 2

From the particle in, modelled after sit-in. Compare -off.

Suffix

-in

2. Attached to a word (usually a verb) to denote a protest, demonstration or other type of gathering characterized by the activity denoted by the base word.

Derived terms

• bed-in
• be-in
• die-in
• gay-in
• kiss-in
• lie-in
• love-in
• marry-in
• nurse-in
• ogle-in
• sing-in
• sit-in
• swim-in
• teach-in
• write-in

Further reading

• Harder, K. B. (1968), “Coinages of the Type of “Sit-In.””, in American Speech, volume 43, number 1, →DOI, pages 58–64

Etymology 3

Clipping of -ing.

Alternative forms

• -in’

Suffix

-in

1. (proscribed, dialect) Alternative form of -ing.

Etymology 4

Suffix

-in

1. Alternative form of -en.

   ‎elf + ‎-in → ‎elfin

Anagrams

• N.I., NI, ni

Azerbaijani

Etymology 1

Suffix

	preceding vowel
	a / ı	e / ə / i̇	o / u	ö / ü
postconsonantal	-ın	-in	-un	-ün
postvocalic	-n

-in

1. Reflexive suffix.

   ‎örtmək (“to cover”) + ‎-ün → ‎örtünmək (“to cover oneself”)

   ‎gizləmək (“to hide”) + ‎-n → ‎gizlənmək (“to hide oneself”)

2. Suffix creating other types of verbs from other verbs.

Usage notes

Verbs with monosyllabic vowel-ending stems generally take a y before the suffixes -il, -in, or -iş:

‎demək (“to say”) + ‎-in → ‎deyinmək (“to say to oneself, to mutter”)

Derived terms

Azerbaijani terms suffixed with -in (reflexive)

aldanmaq

alınmaq

bağlanmaq

baltalanmaq

bulanmaq

bulunmaq

bürünmək

çeşidlənmək

çırmanmaq

daşınmaq

daşlanmaq

dayanmaq

deyinmək

dəstəklənmək

diksinmək

dilənmək

diyirlənmək

dolanmaq

döyünmək

duzlanmaq

düşünmək

ərinmək

əylənmək

fırlanmaq

geyinmək

gizlənmək

görünmək

gözlənmək

güllələnmək

hərlənmək

xodlanmaq

keçinmək

korlanmaq

qaçınmaq

qaşınmaq

qılınmaq

qorunmaq

oxunmaq

ovunmaq

örtünmək

öyünmək

parçalanmaq

saxlanmaq

sallanmaq

sevinmək

sığınmaq

soyunmaq

söykənmək

sürtünmək

sürünmək

tərpənmək

toxunmaq

tullanmaq

yaralanmaq

yaranmaq

yayınmaq

yellənmək

yuvarlanmaq

yuyunmaq

yüklənmək

Azerbaijani terms suffixed with -in

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Etymology 2

Suffix

	preceding vowel
	a / ı	e / ə / i̇	o / u	ö / ü
postconsonantal	-ın	-in	-un	-ün
postvocalic	-n

-in

1. Suffix creating nouns from verbs.

Derived terms

Azerbaijani terms suffixed with -in (nominal)

axın

biçin

düyün

əkin

əsin

gizlin

qoşun

səpin

talan

yığın

Etymology 3

Suffix

	preceding vowel
	a / i	e / ə / i̇	o / u	ö / ü
postconsonantal except after L	-ıl	-il	-ul	-ül
after L	-ın	-in	-un	-ün
postvocalic	-n

-in

1. Form of -il (“[passive suffix]”) after the vowels E / Ə / İ with the consonant L.

Derived terms

See -il.