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in

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of in in English

English Online Dictionary. What means in‎? What does in mean?

Translingual

Symbol

(international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 639-1 language code for Indonesian.
Synonym: id (current)

English

Pronunciation

(stressed)
- (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian) enPR: ĭn, IPA^(key): /ɪn/
- (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ɘn/
(unstressed)
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭn, IPA^(key): /ɪn/
- (General American, Canada, General Australian) enPR: ən, IPA^(key): /ən/
- (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ɘn/
Rhymes: -ɪn
Homophone: inn

Etymology 1

Preposition and verb from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-Germanic *in.

Adverb, noun and adjective from Middle English in, from Old English inn and inne, from Proto-Germanic *innai.

Sense 1/2 "in"/"into" are from the original PIE prefix, with locative/accusative case respectively. Sense 3/4 "qualification"/"means" are from the PIE metaphor of all infinitives coming from locatives.

Alternative forms

i' (colloquial, poetic)

Preposition

Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
1. Contained by; inside.
2. Within the bounds or limits of.
3. Surrounded by; among; amidst.
5. Wearing (an item of clothing).
  I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress.
6. Part of; a member of; out of; from among.
8. During (a period of time).
10. Within (a certain elapsed time); by the end of.
12. At the end of (a period of time).
13. (grammar, phonetics) Characterized by.
Into.
Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
1. Indicating an order or arrangement.
3. Denoting a state of the subject.
4. Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
6. Pertaining to; with regard to.
Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.
1. (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
  
  Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
2. Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Verb

in (third-person singular simple present ins, present participle inning, simple past and past participle inned)

(obsolete, transitive) To enclose.
(obsolete, transitive) To take in; to harvest.

Adverb

in (not comparable)

At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
Towards the speaker or other reference point.
So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something.
After the beginning of something.
(in combination, after a verb) Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest.
sing-in, pray-in, hug-in; see also be-in, love-in, sit-in, teach-in.

Translations

Noun

in (plural ins)

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.
(chiefly in the plural) One who, or that which, is in; especially, one who is in office.
Antonym: out
(sports) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting; see innings.

Antonyms

Related terms

ins and outs

Translations

Adjective

in (comparative more in, superlative most in)

(not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or at one's office or place of work.
(not comparable) Located inside something.
(sports, of the ball or other playing implement) Falling or remaining within the bounds of the playing area.
Inserted or fitted into something.
Having been collected or received.
In fashion; popular.
Incoming.
(nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
Of the tide, at or near its highest level.
(law) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin
(cricket) Currently batting.
Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
(informal) Having a favourable position, such as a position of influence or expected gain, in relation to another person.
(of fire or fuel) (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Burning; ablaze.
Having used, consumed , or invested a certain amount.

Translations

Descendants

→ Portuguese: in

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

in (plural ins or in)

Abbreviation of inch; inches.

References

Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Bounded landmarks", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8

Anagrams

N.I., NI, ni

Abinomn

Pronoun

he; she

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-Germanic *in.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ən/

Adverb

in; inside; within

Preposition

in
into

Derived terms

daarin
hierin
innie

Akkadian

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /in/

Preposition

Alternative form of ina (“in, on, at”)

Ayomán

Noun

water

References

Luis Oramas, Materiales para el estudio de los dialectos Ayamán, Gayón, Jirajara, Ajagua (1916)

Baure

Noun

water

References

Swintha Danielsen, Baure: An Arawak Language of Bolivia

Central Nahuatl

Article

the.

Chamorro

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /in/

Pronoun

we (exclusive)

Usage notes

in is used solely as a subject of a transitive verb, while ham is used either as a subject of an intransitive verb or an object of a transitive verb.

References

Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar‎^[8], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Champenois

Numeral

Chinese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English in.

Adjective

(Hong Kong Cantonese) in fashion; popular

Antonyms

out (au¹)

Etymology 2

Clipping of English interview.

Verb

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to interview
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:in.

Etymology 3

Clipping of English integrate.

Verb

(Hong Kong Cantonese, mathematics) to integrate

Coordinate terms

d (di¹, “to differentiate”)

References

English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese

Chuukese

Noun

mother

Cimbrian

Etymology 1

From Middle High German in, from Old High German in, from Proto-Germanic *in (“in”).

Preposition

(Luserna, Sette Comuni, + dative) in

Alternative forms

inn (Sette Comuni)

Etymology 2

From Middle High German in, from Old High German inan, from Proto-Germanic *inǭ.

Pronoun

(Sette Comuni) accusative of èar: him

Alternative forms

Etymology 3

Article

(Sette Comuni, Luserna) the; definite article for two declensions:
1. accusative singular masculine
2. dative plural

Derived terms

von (contraction)

References

“in” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Classical Nahuatl

Article

Pronoun

in, īn

(demonstrative) this; these

Derived terms

inin
inon

Related terms

References

Michel Launey with Christopher Mackay (2011) An Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Amazon Kindle: Cambridge University Press, page Loc 1408

Danish

Adjective

in (neuter in, plural and definite singular attributive in)

(colloquial) fashionable, in

Antonyms

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-Germanic *in.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪn/
Hyphenation: in
Rhymes: -ɪn

Adverb

in, inside
(postpositional) into

Preposition

in (expressing containment)

Declension

Synonyms

binnen

Antonyms

uit
buiten

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: in
Jersey Dutch: än, in

Adjective

in (used only predicatively, not comparable)

in style

Verb

inflection of innen:
1. first-person singular present indicative
2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
3. imperative

Emilian

Etymology

From Latin inde (“thence”). Cognate with Catalan en, French en, Italian ne.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /in/
Hyphenation: in

Pronoun

in (adverbial)

(genitive case) of it, of them
(genitive case) about it, about them
(ablative case) from here

Alternative forms

Becomes n- before a vowel (proclitic).
A-g n-ò dimándi. ― I have a lot (of them).
Becomes -en when acting as an enclitic (after a consonant).
Mānjen un pōk! ― Eat some of it! (imperative, singular)
Becomes -n when acting as an enclitic (after a vowel).
Manjēn un pōk! ― Eat some of it! (imperative, plural)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English in.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈin/, [ˈin]
Rhymes: -in
Hyphenation^(key): in

Adjective

in (informal)

in, popular (in fashion)

Antonyms

Anagrams

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin in.

Preposition

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔɪn/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German in, from Old High German in.

Preposition

in [with dative (indicating location) or accusative (indicating movement)]

[with dative] in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
Es ist im (in dem) Haus. ― It is in the house.

Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. ― I found the keys in the refrigerator.

Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. ― Our kids are at school.

Er ist in einem Café. ― He is at a coffee shop.

Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. ― They were at the club last night.
[with dative] in (pertaining to)
in diesem Sinne ― in this/that sense
[with dative] in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
Er schloss sein Studium im (in dem) Alter von vierzehn. ― He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.

im (in dem) Alter ― in old age

im (in dem) Mittelalter ― during the middle ages

in den 1960er Jahren ― in the 1960s
[with accusative] into, to (going inside (of))
Er geht ins (in das) Haus. ― He goes into the house.

Wir gehen in die Schweiz. ― We are going to Switzerland.

Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. ― We are coming into a new age.

Usage notes

The preposition in is used with the accusative case if the verb shows movement from one place to another, whereas it is used with the dative case if the verb shows location.

Derived terms

(in + dem) im m or n
(in + das) ins n
in der Zwickmühle stecken

Etymology 2

Contraction

(dated) Contraction of in den.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English in.

Adjective

in (indeclinable, predicative only)

in, popular (in fashion)

Declension

Indeclinable, predicative-only.

Gothic

Romanization

Romanization of 𐌹𐌽

Hokkien

Interlingua

Preposition

Irish

Preposition

in (plus dative, triggers eclipsis)

Alternative form of i

Usage notes

This variant of i is used before vowel-initial words, before bhur (“your pl”), before dhá (“two”), before titles of books, films, and the like, and before foreign words that resist mutation.

In older texts, the n is spelled together with a vowel-initial word (e.g. i n-aice le instead of modern in aice le (“beside”) and i nÉirinn or i n-Éirinn instead of modern in Éirinn (“in Ireland”). Also in older texts, in bhur may be spelled i nbhur.

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin in.

Preposition

in; on

Italian

Etymology

From Latin in.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈin/
Rhymes: -in
Hyphenation: ìn

Preposition

in
Ho qualcosa in tasca. ― I have something in my pocket.

Partirò in primavera. ― I will be leaving in spring.

Vado in quinta elementare. ― I'm in fifth grade.
to
Sono andato in panetteria. ― I went to the bakery.
into
by
Vado a scuola in autobus. ― I go to school by bus.
on
Ho messo un cappello in testa. ― I put a hat on my head.

Metti il pane in tavola. ― Put the bread on the table.
marker of way or manner
riso in bianco ― plain rice (literally, “rice in white”)

camminare in punta di piedi ― to walk on the tips of one's toes

Usage notes

When followed by the definite article, in is combined with the article to produce the following combined forms:

Derived terms

in quadrupedia

Anagrams

ni, nì

Japanese

Romanization

Rōmaji transcription of いん

Juǀ'hoan

Pronunciation

The nasal vowel IPA^(key): /ĩ/

Letter

in (upper case In)

A letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Karaim

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic.

Noun

shoulder

References

N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “in”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *īn.

Noun

hole

References

N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “in”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Ladin

Preposition

Latin

Alternative forms

en, endo, indu (Old Latin)

Etymology

From earlier en, from Proto-Italic *en, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”). Cognate with English in.

The ablative is from the locative, and the accusative is from the directional.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in/, [ɪn]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in/, [in]

Preposition

in (+ ablative)

in, at, on, upon, from (space) [with ablative]
- 29 bc. Vergil. Georgics, III
  omne adeo genvs in terris hominvmqve ferarvmqve
  et genvs æqvorevm pecvdes pictæqve volvcres
  in fvrias ignemqve rvvnt
  So far does every species on earth of man and beast,
  whether the aquatic species, livestock, or painted-winged,
  collapse into the frenzies and the fire.
- Seneca
  venenum in auro bibitur
  Poison is drunk from a gold cup.
under, within, in [with ablative]
during, within, while in (time) [with ablative]
about, respecting, concerning (of reference) [with ablative]
among [with ablative]

in (+ accusative)

into, to [with accusative]
- 29 bc. Vergil. Georgics, III
  omne adeo genvs in terris hominvmqve ferarvmqve
  et genvs æqvorevm pecvdes pictæqve volvcres
  in fvrias ignemqve rvvnt
  So far does every species on earth of man and beast,
  whether the aquatic species, livestock, or painted-winged,
  collapse into the frenzies and the fire.
toward, towards, against, at [with accusative]
Gallī in Rōmānōs incurrunt. ― The Gauls are rushing against the Romans.
until, for [with accusative]
about [with accusative]
according to [with accusative]

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:in.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Ligurian

Etymology 1

From Latin in.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iŋ/

Preposition

Synonyms

inte

Etymology 2

With iotacism, from un (“a, an”, indefinite article).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /in/

Article

a, an (male)

Usage notes

This form is found:
- in sentence-initial position, or after a punctuation mark
- after words ending in /ŋ/

Lombard

Alternative forms

ind (followed by article)
en, èn (Eastern orthographies)

Etymology

From Latin in.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /in/, /iŋ/ (Western)
IPA^(key): /en/, [ɛn], [an] (Eastern)

Preposition

Usage notes

When followed by a definite or indefinite article, it's replaced by ind.

Louisiana Creole

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ̃/

Article

Alternative form of un

Mapudungun

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈin]

Verb

in (Raguileo spelling)

To eat.
first-person singular realis form of in

References

Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Marshallese

Pronunciation

(phonetic) IPA^(key): [inʲ]
(phonemic) IPA^(key): /jinʲ/
Bender phonemes:

Etymology 1

Preposition

Etymology 2

Noun

grass skirt

Synonyms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)ni, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)ni.

Pronoun

this (thing close to us both)
demonstrative, first person inclusive singular

Etymology 4

Alternative forms

Preposition

of
from
for

References

Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch in, from Proto-Germanic *in.

Preposition

in [with accusative or dative]

in, inside, within
into
within (a time period)
in (a condition)

Descendants

Dutch: in
- Afrikaans: in
Limburgish: in

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Contraction

Contraction of ic ne.

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English inn.

Alternative forms

inn, inne, ine, yn, ynne

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /in/

Noun

in (plural innes)

Any kind of accommodation; particularly:
1. A holiday home or guesthouse; a house set up as accommodation.
2. An inn or hostel; a building with multiple rooms to let.
3. A camp used by an army; barracks.
A home or house; habitation or housing one lives in.
A dormitory; housing for students.

Descendants

English: inn
Scots: inn

References

“in, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-02.

Etymology 2

From Old English in, from Proto-Germanic *in.

Alternative forms

ine, i, yn, yne, en, i, an, y

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /in/, /iː/, /i/, /ən/

Preposition

in; with the following special senses:
1. in, inside; encircled or confined by, with the following special senses:
  1. inside, within (a text or document)
  2. inside, within (one's mind)
  3. inside, in, indoors of.
  4. amongst, in a crowd of.
2. wearing, having on, clad in
3. in a quality or mode: with the following special senses:
  1. affected by, under the influence of.
  2. held by someone, in someone's grasp
  3. owned by someone, in someone's control
4. inside, at or on a location or place.
5. secured with; bound with
6. in the midst of, while, currently doing
7. in (pieces or portions), into.
8. about; of, on the matter of.
in the form, way, or manner of.
on, above, on top of.
facing at, in the direction of.
Being one of a set or group.
Being owned by; in one's possession.
due to, as, for the reason that.
versus; in conflict with; fighting with.
using, utilising, with the means of.
(rare) with, in the company of.

Usage notes

in is usually postpositive in Middle English. For example, the previous sentence would be in is after þe noun lome Middel Englisch in.

Related terms

Descendants

English: in
Scots: in, i, i'
Yola: ing, in, yn, i, ee, eee

References

“in, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.

Etymology 3

From Old English inne, from Proto-Germanic *innai.

Alternative forms

inne, yne, yn, hyn

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /in/

Adverb

in; with the following special senses:
1. in, inside; encircled or confined by.
2. inside, in, in the centre of.
3. in a quality or mode.
in towards, in the direction of.
on, on top of; above
using, utilising, with the means of.

Descendants

English: in
Scots: in

References

“in, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.

Etymology 4

Pronoun

Alternative form of hine

Mohegan-Pequot

Noun

man (adult male)

References

A Vocabulary of Mohegan-Pequot (John D. Prince, Frank G. Speck)

Mokilese

Particle

construct particle; of, relating to

Preposition

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈin/

Verb

first-person singular present of ii

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

inn (adjective)

Etymology

From English in.

Adjective

in (singular and plural in)

popular

References

“in” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

inn (adjective)

Etymology

From English in.

Adjective

in (singular and plural in)

popular

References

“in” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

Old English

Alternative forms

ᛁᚾ (in) — Franks Casket

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *in.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /in/

Preposition

in (Anglian)

Usage notes

In the West Saxon dialect, this word was replaced by on during the separate prehistory of Old English. However, it was still used as a prefix to form many words such as ingang (“entrance”), inġewinn (“civil war”), inġeþanc (“inner thoughts”), inlendisċ (“native”), intinga (“cause”), and inweorc (“indoor work”), and it was still implied by derived adverbs such as inne (“inside”), innan (“from the inside”), and inn (“in,” adverb).

Descendants

Middle English: in
- English: in
- Scots: in

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *inn.

Adverb

Alternative form of inn

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic *in.

Preposition

Descendants

Middle High German: in
- Bavarian: i
  Cimbrian: inn, in (preposition)
- Central Franconian: en, ön, on
- German: in
- Luxembourgish: an
- Rhine Franconian: in, en
  - Pennsylvania German: in
- Yiddish: אין (in)

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *sindos (“this”), from Proto-Indo-European *sḗm (“one”) or *só (“this”); weak doublet of sin (“this”).

Article

the (masculine singular nominative/accusative; feminine singular accusative; masculine/feminine/neuter dual nominative/accusative/genitive)
Alternative spelling of ind

For quotations using this term, see Citations:in.

Usage notes

Triggers nasalization of the following noun in the masculine and feminine singular accusative.
Triggers lenition of the following noun as an alternative spelling of ind.

Declension

Derived terms

insin
inso

Descendants

Irish: an
Scottish Gaelic: an
Manx: yn

Etymology 2

Unknown. Probably related to Middle Welsh a (interrogative particle). The n may be from Proto-Celtic *ne (compare Latin -ne (interrogative particle) < nē (“not”)). Has been compared to Latin an (“or, whether”, interrogative particle).

Particle

in (triggers eclipsis)

interrogative particle forming yes-no questions

For quotations using this term, see Citations:in.

Derived terms

duús in

Verb

in (triggers eclipsis)

third-person singular present indicative interrogative of is: is...?

Etymology 3

Preposition

Alternative form of i (“in”) (often before cach, cech (“each, every”) and for (“your pl”))

Etymology 4

Probably originally the masculine/neuter dative singular of the definite article (see Etymology 1); compare Middle Welsh and Welsh yn.

Particle

Used with the masculine/neuter dative singular of an adjective to form the corresponding adverb: -ly

For quotations using this term, see Citations:in.

References

Old Norse

Article

inflection of inn:
1. feminine nominative singular
2. neuter nominative/accusative plural

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *in.

Preposition

Pennsylvania German

Preposition

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from Latin in (“in”). Doublet of em.

Preposition

found in the given reference

Related terms

Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from English in.

Adjective

in (invariable)

in fashion
Synonym: na moda

Romagnol

Etymology

From Latin in (“in”).

Pronunciation

(Central Romagnol): IPA^(key): [i]

(Ville Unite):

Preposition

in, into
- 2024, Franco Alpini, Andrea Alpini, La Bébia In Dialét Rumagnól, Genesis 1:1:
by

References

Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 289

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin līnum (“flax”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /in/

Noun

in n (plural inuri)

flax

Declension

Related terms

inar
ie

Romansch

Alternative forms

egn (Sutsilvan, Surmiran)
ün (Puter, Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin ūnus.

Article

in m (feminine ina)

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) a, an

Number

in m (feminine ina)

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) one

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin in, from earlier en, from Proto-Italic *en, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /in/
IPA^(key): [ind] (often before vowels)

Preposition

in, into

Derived terms

in d'

References

Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

Sassarese

Alternative forms

i', i (apocopic)

Etymology

From Latin in, from earlier en, from Proto-Italic *en, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /in/

Preposition

in
Soggu in sigunda erementari ― I'm in second grade

Canti seddi in crassi tóia? ― How many are you in your class?

Paràuri ischritti in rùiu ― Words written in red

Fabeddàbani in sassaresu ― They were speaking (in) Sassarese

References

Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian in, from Proto-West Germanic *in. Cognates include West Frisian yn and German in.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪn/
Hyphenation: in
Rhymes: -ɪn

Preposition

in (neuter or distal adverb deerin, proximal adverb hierin, interrogative adverb wierin)

in, inside
in, into

Related terms

References

Marron C. Fort (2015) “in”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьnъ.

Adjective

in (Cyrillic spelling ин)

(rare, archaic) other
Synonym: drugi

Declension

Related terms

References

Budmani, Pero (1887-1891), "Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika" Volume III, p. 827

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *i.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /in/

Conjunction

Synonyms

i (dialectal)

Sumerian

Romanization

Romanization of 𒅔 (in)

Swedish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪn/

Adverb

into, to in
Antonym: ut (“to out”)

Han gick in ― He walked in ("to in")

Han gick inne ― He was walking around inside (for comparison)

De går in ― They're walking in ("to in")

Han gick in i rummet ― He walked into the room

Han är inne i rummet ― He is in the room

References

in in Svensk ordbok (SO)
in in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
in in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

Turkish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /in/
Hyphenation: in
Rhymes: -in

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish این (in), from Proto-Turkic *īn (“lair, burrow”)

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰃𐰤 (in), Turkmen hīn, Southern Altai ийин (iyin), Kazakh ін (ın), Yakut иин (iin).

Noun

in (definite accusative ini, plural inler)

lair, den, burrow
cave

Declension

References

Etymology 2

Verb

second-person singular imperative of inmek

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔin˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔin˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɨn˧˧]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 印 (“to print”, SV: ấn).

Verb

to print

Derived terms

máy in (“printer”)
in ấn (“printing”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

(only in compounds) perfectly fitted

Derived terms

Anagrams

Volapük

Preposition

Welsh

Alternative forms

i ni, inni

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪn/

Pronoun

(literary) first-person plural of i

West Frisian

Etymology

Shortened from ien (“one”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ən/

Determiner

a, an; indefinite article

Yola

Preposition

Alternative form of ing (“in”)

References

Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 84

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(mid-tone): IPA^(key): /ĩ̄/
(high-tone): IPA^(key): /ĩ́/

Pronoun

him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a high-tone /ĩ/)

Pronoun

ín

him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /ĩ/)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ĩ̀/

Pronoun

ìn

(Ekiti) you, Alternative form of ẹ (“(second-person plural or honorific personal pronoun)”)

Zou

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔim, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kim (“house, womb”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ǐn/

Noun

ín

house

Derived terms

References

Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41
Philip Thanglienmang (2014) “Zou Tonology”, in Indian Linguistics, volume 75, numbers 1-2, →ISSN

in

in

Translingual

Symbol

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Preposition

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Verb

Adverb

Translations

Noun

Antonyms

Related terms

Translations

Adjective

Translations

Descendants

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

References

Anagrams

Abinomn

Pronoun

Afrikaans

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adverb

Preposition

Derived terms

Akkadian

Pronunciation

Preposition

Ayomán

Noun

References

Baure

Noun

References

Central Nahuatl

Article

Chamorro

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Usage notes

See also

References

Champenois

Numeral

Chinese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

Antonyms

Etymology 2

Verb

Etymology 3

Verb

Coordinate terms

References

Chuukese

Noun

Cimbrian

Etymology 1

Preposition

Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Pronoun

Alternative forms

See also

Etymology 3

Article

Derived terms

See also

References