English Explanatory Dictionary

-in'

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Pronunciation spelling of -ing.

Word forms

-in' -in

Etymology

G‐dropped pronunciation of -ing with /n/ instead of /ŋ/. It is inherited from Middle English -ynge, -inge, -yng, -ing, from two sources: * the Old English present participle suffix -ende; * the Old English verbal noun suffix -ung/-ing. The two Old English suffixes became confused in Middle English; although the exact mechanism of this confusion is disputed, -in' is probably derived from -ung/-ing with loss of /ɡ/ under low stress rather than from -ende.

Related words

-ed -'d
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