-ин

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-inъ.

• IPA^(key): [in]

-ин • (-in)

1. Appended to nouns to create possessive adjectives.

   ‎баба (baba) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎бабин (babin)

   ‎дедо (dedo) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎дедин (dedin)

   ‎кучка (kučka) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎кучкин (kučkin)

   ‎пчела (pčela) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎пчелин (pčelin)

   ‎смоква (smokva) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎смоквин (smokvin)

• -ев (-ev), -ов (-ov), -ји (-ji)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ˈiŋ/
• Syllabification: -‧ин (2 syllables)

-ин • (-in)

1. Marks the attributive form of a noun in the hidden-n declension after a stem ending in the consonant ж (ž), ч (č), ш (š) or щ (šč).

• -н (-n) — stems ending in a vowel
• -ан (-an) — stems ending in other consonants

• -ын (-yn) — after ц

Inherited from Old East Slavic -инъ (-inŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-inъ.

• -ин: IPA^(key): [ʲɪn] (when unstressed)
• -ин: IPA^(key): [ɨn] (when unstressed, after the hushing consonants ш ж ч щ)
• -и́н: IPA^(key): [ˈʲin] (when stressed)

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-ин or -и́н • (-in or -ín)

1. -'s (possessive suffix)

   ‎Илья́ (Ilʹjá, “Ilya, Elias”) + ‎-и́н (-ín) → ‎Ильи́н (Ilʹín, “Ilya's, Elias's”)

   ‎Лу́ка (Lúka, “Luke”) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎Лу́кин (Lúkin, “Luke's”)

   Лу́кин день ― Lúkin denʹ ― St. Luke's Day

   ‎Ники́та (Nikíta, “Nikita, Victor”) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎Ники́тин (Nikítin, “Nikita's, Victor's”)

   ‎Са́ша (Sáša, “Sasha”) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎Са́шин (Sášin, “Sasha's”)

   ‎дя́дя (djádja, “uncle”) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎дя́дин (djádin, “uncle's”)

   ‎жена́ (žená, “wife”) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎же́нин (žénin, “wife's”)

   ‎сестра́ (sestrá, “sister”) + ‎-ин (-in) → ‎се́стрин (séstrin, “sister's”)

• The suffix is usually unstressed even when added to ending-stressed nouns; compare же́нин (žénin) from жена́ (žená). (But not always, cf. Ильи́н (Ilʹín) from Илья́ (Ilʹjá).)

• -ев (-ev), -ёв (-jóv), -ов (-ov)

• -їн (-jin) (after iotated vowels)

Inherited from Old East Slavic -инъ (-inŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-inъ.

• IPA^(key): [ ɪn]

-ин • (-yn)

1. added to feminine nouns to form possessive adjectives, akin to English -'s

   ‎ті́тка (títka, “aunt”) + ‎-ин (-yn) → ‎ті́тчин (títčyn, “aunt's”)

   ‎сестра́ (sestrá, “sister”) + ‎-ин (-yn) → ‎се́стрин (séstryn, “sister's”)

   ‎ма́тір (mátir, “mother”) + ‎-ин (-yn) → ‎ма́терин (máteryn, “mother's”)

   ‎Тетя́на (Tetjána, “Tetiana”) + ‎-ин (-yn) → ‎Тетя́нин (Tetjányn, “Tetiana's”)

   ‎соба́ка m (sobáka, “dog”) + ‎-ин (-yn) → ‎соба́чин (sobáčyn, “dog's”)

   ‎Ілля́ m (Illjá, “Illia, Elijah”) + ‎-ин (-yn) → ‎Ілли́н (Illýn, “Illia's, Elijah's”)

• Note that, although certain animal and personal nouns such as соба́ка (sobáka) or Ілля́ (Illjá) are treated as masculine, they are grammatically feminine and thus take the -ин suffix rather than the masculine -ів (-iv).

• -ів (-iv), -їв (-jiv), -ев (-ev)