alkin

See also: Alkin

English

Alternative forms
  • alkyn, allkyn, allkins
  • alkine, alkyne, allkin, aw kin (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English alkin, alkinne, alkinnes, from Old English ealra cynna (“of all kinds”); equivalent to all +‎ -kin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔːlkɪn/

Adjective

alkin (not comparable)

  1. (now dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Of every kind; of all sorts; all kinds of; various and intermingled.
    • c. 1390, William Langland, Piers Plowman, Prologue:
      Of alkin libbyng laboreres · lopen forth somme / As dykers & delueres · þat doth here dedes ille.
    Alkyn crafty men (craftsmen of every kind)

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Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈal.kʲin/
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Noun

alkin m inan

  1. alkyne

Declension
declension of alkin
singular plural
nominative alkin alkiny
genitive alkinu alkinów
dative alkinowi alkinom
accusative alkin alkiny
instrumental alkinem alkinami
locative alkinie alkinach
vocative alkinie alkiny

Further reading
  • alkin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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