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alkin

/ˈɔlkɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-kin
IPA
/ˈɔlkɪn/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of all or every kind; all kinds or sorts of; intermingled and various.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English alkin, alkinnes (“of all kinds”) [and other forms], from Old English ealle cynn (“of all kinds”) [and other forms], from eall (“all”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“all; beyond; other”)) + cynn (“kind; family”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget, give birth; to produce”)). The English word is analysable as all + kin (“(obsolete) class (of animals, persons, or things) having common attributes, kind”). Compare Swedish allsköns, Danish alskens.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₂el-, alkin, ealle cynn, *ǵenh₁-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɔlkɪn/
  • British English: /ˈɔːlkɪn/

Inflected Forms

alkyn (alternative) allkins (alternative) allkyn (alternative) alkine (alternative) alkyne (alternative) allkin (alternative) aw kin (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce alkin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔlkɪn/.
What does alkin mean?
Of all or every kind; all kinds or sorts of; intermingled and various.
Where does alkin come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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