-ain

See also: ain, Ain, áin, aiŋ, a in, ain', and ain-

French

Etymology

From Old French -ain, from Latin -ānus, whence also French -an and -ien.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃/

Suffix

-ain m (feminine -aine)

  1. Suffix used to form demonyms, both nouns (uppercase) and adjectives (lowercase).
    ‎Jamaïque + ‎-ain → ‎Jamaïcain
    ‎Mexique + ‎-ain → ‎Mexicain
  2. Indicates the old oblique case (cas régime) of certain nouns.
    ‎pute + ‎-ain → ‎putain

Derived terms
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Old French

Etymology

From Latin -ānus.

Suffix

-ain

  1. Forms the oblique case, especially for feminine nouns.
    ‎pute + ‎-ain → ‎putain
    ‎none + ‎-ain → ‎nonain

Descendants
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