# in

| ㏌ | U+33CC, &#13260; SQUARE IN |
| ← ㏋ [U+33CB] | CJK Compatibility | ㏍ → [U+33CD] |

## Translingual
### Symbol

in
* (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: /ɪn/
** (New Zealand) IPA: /ɘn/
** Audio (US):(file)
** Audio (General Australian):(file)
* (unstressed)
** (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭn, IPA: /ɪn/
** (General American, Canada, General Australian) enPR: ən, IPA: /ən/
** (New Zealand) IPA: /ɘn/
* Rhymes: -ɪn
* Homophone: inn

### Etymology 1

* PIE word
* *h₁en
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

in
* Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.
** Contained by; inside.
    The dog is in the kennel.
    There were three pickles in a jar.
** Within the bounds or limits of.
    I like living in the city.
    There are lots of trees in the park.
    He sat in the chair.
    She stood in the spotlight.
*** 2013 August 3, “Boundary problems”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory.
** Surrounded by; among; amidst.
    We are in the enemy camp.
    Her plane is in the air.
    Waiter! There's a fly in my soup!
** Wearing (an item of clothing).
    I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress.
** Expressing abstract containment.
    There wasn't much of interest in her speech.
    He hasn't got an original idea in him.
** Part of; a member of; out of; from among.
    You are one in a million.
    She's in an orchestra.
** During (a period of time).
    My birthday is in the first week of December.
    Easter falls in the fourth lunar month.
    The country reached a high level of prosperity in his first term.
** Within (a certain elapsed time); by the end of.
    Will you be able to finish this in a week?
    The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours.
** At the end of (a period of time).
    They said they would call us in a week.
** (grammar, phonetics) Characterized by.
    Many English nouns in -is form their plurals in -es.
* Into.
** 2011 January 8, Paul Fletcher, “Stevenage 3-1 Newcastle”, in BBC:The ball was accidentally kicked in Kevin Nolan's face in the opening seconds of the contest – an incident that set the tone for an extremely uncomfortable encounter for the Premier League side.
    Less water gets in your boots this way.
    She stood there looking in the window longingly.
* By (doing something); indicating action causing an effect or achieving a purpose.
    In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
    In trying to make amends, she actually made matters worse.
    My aim in travelling there was to find my missing friend.
** [1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC:In returning to the vault, I had no very sure purpose in mind; only a vague surmise that this finding of Blackbeard's coffin would somehow lead to the finding of his treasure.
* Indicating an order or arrangement.
    My fat rolls around in folds.
    The planes flew over in waves.
    Arrange the chairs in a circle.
* Denoting a state of the subject.
    He stalked away in anger.
    John is in a coma.
    My fruit trees are in bud.
    The company is in profit.
* Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
    You've got a friend in me.
    He's met his match in her.
* Pertaining to; with regard to.
    There has been no change in his condition.
    What grade did he get in English?
* Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.
** (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
    Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties.
    The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold.
    Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
*** 2014, Carla Bethmann, Clean, Friendly, Profitable?: Tourism, page 114:[…] tourists sometimes attempt to pay in euros or British pounds.
** Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
    Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular.
    His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
    When you write in cursive, it's illegible.
    Military letters should be formal in tone, but not stilted.

##### Derived terms

* 6in4
* add-in
* bail in
* ben
* built-in
* calcin
* caytaxin
* come in
* drop-in
* end in
* grid-in
* herein
* inable
* inband
* in between
* inbetwixt
* inblown
* inborne
* inbound
* inbox
* inbreath
* inburnt
* inburst
* inclearing
* incross
* indeed
* indegree
* indrift
* indriven
* in-fill
* infill
* in-flight
* in-footed
* inframe
* in funds
* ingate
* ingoer
* ingoing
* inkneed
* inlane
* inlier
* inlink
* inly
* inmeats
* inmost
* innage
* innermost
* inness
* in one's eyes
* inorder
* inpatient
* inplane
* inroad
* inrun
* inservice
* inshave
* inshoot
* inside
* insole
* in someone's eyes
* insomuch
* insooth
* insourcing
* inspan
* in-state
* instead
* instead of
* instealing
* in steam
* instore
* instroke
* insucking
* inswinging
* inswung
* intext
* into
* intoed
* intown
* inwards
* inwash
* inwicking
* inworld
* live-in
* mixin
* opt-in
* piss in the popcorn
* plugin
* puss in a bag
* therein
* tuck-in
* wherein
* whipper-in
* within

##### Related terms

* in a hurry
* in a jiffy
* in haste
* in love
* in situ
* in tatters
* in the long term
* in the short term
* in turn

##### 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.
** c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:He that ears my land spares my team and gives me leave to in the crop.

#### Adverb

in (not comparable)
* At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
    Suddenly a strange man walked in.
    Would you like that to take away or eat in?
    He ran to the edge of the swimming pool and dived in.
** 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
* Towards the speaker or other reference point.
    They flew in from London last night.
    For six hours the tide flows in, then for another six hours it flows out.
* So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something.
    Bring the water to the boil and drop the vegetables in.
* After the beginning of something.
** 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2-2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport‎:The Black Cats had a mountain to climb after James Morrison's header and Shane Long's neat side-foot finish gave Albion a 2-0 lead five minutes in.
    The show still didn't become interesting 20 minutes in.
* (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.
    His parents got him an in with the company.
** 1987 February 1, T. R. Witomski, “Zeitgeist or Poltergeist? Why Gay Books Are So Bad”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 28, page 9:Holleran's and White's diminishing capacities as writers does not affect their publishing ins': the writer the house knows is always better than the writer the house doesn't know.
* (chiefly in the plural) One who, or that which, is in; especially, one who is in office.
    Antonym: out
** 1827, Benjamin Chew, A Sketch of the Politics, Relations, and Statistics, of the Western World, page 192:This memoir has nothing to do with the question between the ins and the outs; it is intended neither to support nor to assail the administration; it is general in its views upon a general and national subject; […]
* (sports) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting; see innings.

##### Antonyms

* out

##### 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.
    Is Mr. Smith in?
* (not comparable) Located inside something.
    Little by little I pushed the snake into the basket, until finally all of it was in.
    The bullet is about five centimetres in.
* (sports, of the ball or other playing implement) Falling or remaining within the bounds of the playing area.
    If the tennis ball bounces on the line then it's in.
* Inserted or fitted into something.
    I've discovered why the TV wasn't working – the plug wasn't in!
* Having been collected or received.
    The replies to the questionnaires are now all in.
* In fashion; popular.
    Skirts are in this year.
** 1996, “The Great Southern Trendkill”, performed by Pantera:Pierce a new hole If Hell was in you'd give your soul To the great southern trendkill
* Incoming.
    the in train
* (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
* Of the tide, at or near its highest level.
    You can't get round the headland when the tide's in.
* (law) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin
    in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband
* (cricket) Currently batting.
* Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
    He is very in with the Joneses.
** 2010, Joe R. Lansdale, Flaming Zeppelins: The Adventures of Ned the Seal, page 123:“ […] He […] took a rifle out of the batch and shot at me. I was lucky he was such a crummy shot.” “Why would he do that?” “I think he's in with them, Doctor.” “Them? You mean Ned and Cody?” “All of them. Hickok, the split tail, the whole lot.”
* (informal) Having a favourable position, such as a position of influence or expected gain, in relation to another person.
    I need to keep in with the neighbours in case I ever need a favour from them.
    I think that bird fancies you. You're in there, mate!
** 2004, The Streets (lyrics and music), “Could Well Be In”:I saw this thing on ITV the other week, Said, that if she played with her hair, she's probably keen She's playing with her hair, well regularly, So I reckon I could well be in.
* (of fire or fuel) (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Burning; ablaze.
** 1888, H.C. O’Neill, Edith A. Barnett, Our Nurses and the Work They Have to Do‎, page 81:Blocks of compressed coal keep the fire in for a long time, but they give out very little heat.
** 1894, Henry Kingsley, The Recollections of Geoffry Hamlyn - Volume 2‎, page 183:“At all events,” said the Doctor, “the fire’s in, and here’s the camp-oven, too. Somebody will be here soon. I will go in and light my pipe.”
** 1901, William Francis Barry, The Wizard’s Knot‎, page 231:Was there any person in your own house at Renmore to keep the fire in while you were here?.
** 2011, Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth Chronicles‎:Normally when they camped in the wild they took turns to sit up and keep the fire in while the others slept, […].
** 2019, A.L.Lester, Shadows on the Border‎:He turned and started making up the range to keep the fire in overnight, and heard the front door click and Grant’s motor fire up. Sleep. He needed to sleep.
* Having used, consumed , or invested a certain amount.
    I'm three drinks in right now.
    I was 500 dollars in when the stock crashed.

##### Translations
#### Descendants

* → Portuguese: in

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* in.

#### Noun

in (plural ins or in)
* Abbreviation of inch; inches.

### References

* ↑ Alexander M[ansfield] Burrill (1850–1851) “IN”, in A New Law Dictionary and Glossary: […], volume (please specify |part= or |volume=I or II), New York, N.Y.: John S. Voorhies, […], →OCLC.
* 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

in
* he; she

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ən/
* Audio:(file)

### Adverb

in
* in; inside; within

### Preposition

in
* in
* into

#### Derived terms

* daarin
* hierin
* innie

## Akkadian
### Pronunciation

* (Old Babylonian) IPA: /in/

### Preposition

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

## Ayomán
### Noun

in
* water

### References

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

## Baure
### Noun

in
* water

### References

* Swintha Danielsen, Baure: An Arawak Language of Bolivia

## Central Nahuatl
### Article

in
* the.

## Chamorro
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /in/

### Pronoun

in
* 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, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

## Champenois
### Numeral

in
* one

## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): in$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: in$^1$
*** Yale: īn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: in$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: in$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /iːn⁵⁵/

### Etymology 1

From English in.

#### Adjective

in
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) in fashion; popular

##### Antonyms

* out (au$^1$)

### Etymology 2

Clipping of English interview.

#### Verb

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

### Etymology 3

Clipping of English integrate.

#### Verb

in
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, mathematics) to integrate

##### Coordinate terms

* d (di$^1$, “to differentiate”)

### References

* English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese

## Chuukese
### Noun

in
* mother

## Cimbrian
### Etymology 1

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

#### Preposition

in
* (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

in
* (Sette Comuni) accusative of èar: him

##### Alternative forms

* en

#### See also
### Etymology 3
#### Article

in
* (Sette Comuni, Luserna) the; definite article for two declensions:
** accusative singular masculine
** dative plural

##### Derived terms

* von (contraction)

#### See also
### 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

in
* the

### Pronoun

in, īn
* (demonstrative) this; these

#### Derived terms

* inin
* inon

#### Related terms

* on

### References

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

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English in.

### Adjective

in (neuter in, plural and definite singular attributive in)
* (colloquial) fashionable, in

#### Synonyms

* hip
* hot

#### Antonyms

* yt
* out

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɪn/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: in
* Rhymes: -ɪn

### Etymology 1

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

#### Preposition

in
* in (expressing containment)
    De geest in de fles ― the genie in the bottle
    In het boek staat weinig interessants. ― In the book there is little of interest.

##### Declension
#### Adverb

in
* in, inside
* (postpositional) into
    De jongen rende het huis in. ― The boy ran into the house.

##### Synonyms

* binnen

##### Antonyms

* uit
* buiten

##### Derived terms

* achterin
* binnenin
* bovenin
* indruk
* induiken
* ineens
* ingaan
* ingeven
* inhouden
* inkleuren
* inkomen
* inroepen
* insluiten
* inspreken
* instellen
* invoeren
* invriezen
* invullen
* inzenden
* inzetten
* voorin

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: in
* Jersey Dutch: än, in

#### Adjective

in (used only predicatively, not comparable)
* in style, fashionable
    Synonyms: modieus, hip
    Baggy kleren zijn in. ― Baggy clothes are fashionable.

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

in
* inflection of innen:
** first-person singular present indicative
** (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
** imperative

## Emilian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /in/
* Hyphenation: in

### Pronoun

in (adverbial)
* (genitive case) of it, of them
    Vô-t di pām? A t’in dāg dû.Do you want some apples? I will give you two (of them).
* (genitive case) about it, about them
    A t’in avîva descòurs ajêr.I talked to you about it yesterday.
* (ablative case) from here
    A sòun stùf, a m’in vāg.I am tired, I am leaving (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: /ˈin/, [ˈin]
* Rhymes: -in
* Hyphenation: in

### Adjective

in (informal)
* in, popular (in fashion)
** 1985, Jukka Karjalainen (lyrics and music), “Mikä mahtaa olla in?”, in Doris, performed by J. Karjalainen ja mustat lasit:Tee niin, tee näin, olet in, in, in, Olet keskipiste koko kaupunginDo this, do that, [and] you will be in, in, in, You will be the centre of the whole city
** 1991, “Oot maalainen”, in Juha Vainio (lyrics), Viiskymppisen viisut, performed by Juha Vainio:Kuiskaan silloin hiljaa: «mie viljele en viljaa; oon vihdoin in»!So I quietly whisper: "I don't grow no crops; I'm finally in"!

#### Antonyms

* out

### Further reading

* “in”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* -ni

## Friulian
### Etymology

From Latin in.

### Preposition

in
* in

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔɪn/
* Audio:(file)

### 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

in
* (dated) Contraction of in den.

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from English in.

#### Adjective

in (indeclinable, predicative only)
* in, popular (in fashion)

##### Declension

Indeclinable, predicative-only.

### Further reading

* “in” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* Friedrich Kluge (1883) “in”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

## Gothic
### Romanization

in
* Romanization of 𐌹𐌽

## Hokkien

* For pronunciation and definitions of in – see 𪜶 (“they; them; their; theirs; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 𪜶).

## Interlingua
### Preposition

in
* in

## 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
* in; on
** 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 99:Cume li va puleîto in alto mare!How they row well on the high seas!

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin in.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈin/
* Rhymes: -in
* Hyphenation: ìn

### Preposition

in
* 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:
    in + article Combined form in + il nel in + lo nello in + l' nell' in + i nei in + gli negli in + la nella in + le nelle

#### Derived terms

* in quadrupedia

### Anagrams

* ni, nì

## Japanese
### Romanization

in
* Rōmaji transcription of いん

## Juǀ'hoan
### Pronunciation

* The nasal vowel IPA: /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

in
* 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

in
* 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

in
* in

## 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: /ˈin/, [ˈɪn]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈin/, [ˈin]

### 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]
** 70 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Eclogues 1.4:lentus in umbrāsluggish under the shade
* during, within, while in (time) [with ablative]
* about, respecting, concerning (of reference) [with ablative]
* among [with ablative]
** Vulgate, Gospel of St. John 1:14:Et Verbum caro factum est, et habitavit in nobis :And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,
** Vulgate, Gospel of St. Luke 1:28:Et ingressus angelus ad eam dixit : Ave gratia plena : Dominus tecum : benedicta tu in mulieribus.And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
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.
** 1774, Finnur Jónsson, Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiæ 1:De introductione religionis Christianæ in Islandiam.On the introduction of Christianity to Iceland.
* toward, towards, against, at [with accusative]
    Gallī in Rōmānōs incurrunt. ― The Gauls are rushing against the Romans.
** 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita I.6:Scelera in se fratrisThe brother’s crimes against himself
** 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita I.12:in adversum Romani subiereThe Romans marched against their enemy
* until, for [with accusative]
* about [with accusative]
* according to [with accusative]
** c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico VII.19:generatimque distributi in civitatesand being distributed in tribes according to their respective nations

#### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:in.

#### Antonyms

* ex

#### Derived terms

* asinus in tegulis
* in cassum
* in nuce
* in unguem
* in-
* inter
* intra
* intus
* lupus in fabula
* lupus in sermone

#### Descendants

* Balkan Romance:
** Aromanian: ãn
** Istro-Romanian: ăn
** Megleno-Romanian: ăn
** Romanian: în
* Dalmatian:
** en
* Italo-Romance:
** Italian: in
** Sicilian: 'n
* Padanian:
** Friulian: in
** Ligurian: in
** Piedmontese: ën
** Romansch: en
* Gallo-Romance:
** Catalan: en
** Franco-Provençal: en
** French: en
** Occitan: en
* Ibero-Romance:
** Mozarabic: אן (ʔn)
** Portuguese: em
** Spanish: en
* Insular Romance:
** Sardinian: in

## Ligurian
### Etymology 1

From Latin in.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /iŋ/

#### Preposition

in
* in
    in + article Combined form in + o ne-o in + a ne-a in + i ne-i in + e ne-e

##### Synonyms

* inte

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /in/

#### Article

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

### Preposition

in
* in

#### Usage notes

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

## Louisiana Creole
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛ̃/

### Article

in
* 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: [ˈin]

### Verb

in (Raguileo spelling)
* To eat.
* first-person singular realis form of in

#### See also

* kofketun
* ilotun

### References

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

## Marshallese
### Pronunciation

* (phonetic) IPA: [inʲ]
* (phonemic) IPA: /jinʲ/
* Bender phonemes: {yin}

### Etymology 1
#### Preposition

in
* to

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

in
* grass skirt

##### Synonyms

* ōr

### Etymology 3

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

#### Pronoun

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

### Etymology 4
#### Alternative forms

* -in

#### Preposition

in
* 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

in
* Contraction of ic ne.

### Further reading

* “in”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
* Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “in (VI)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page VI

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

From Old English inn.

#### Alternative forms

* inn, inne, ine, yn, ynne

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /in/

#### Noun

in (plural innes)
* Any kind of accommodation; particularly:
** A holiday home or guesthouse; a house set up as accommodation.
** An inn or hostel; a building with multiple rooms to let.
** A camp used by an army; barracks.
* A home or house; habitation or housing one lives in.
** 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The Tale of the Wẏf of Bathe”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published [c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 62, recto:For who so wolde senge a cattes skyn / Thanne wolde the cat wel dwellen in his InFor if someone wants to singe a cat’s skin, the cat would rather stay in its house.
* A dormitory; housing for students.
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##### 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: /in/, /iː/, /i/, /ən/

#### Preposition

in
* in; with the following special senses:
** in, inside; encircled or confined by, with the following special senses:
*** inside, within (a text or document)
*** inside, within (one's mind)
*** inside, in, indoors of.
*** amongst, in a crowd of.
** wearing, having on, clad in
** in a quality or mode: with the following special senses:
*** affected by, under the influence of.
*** held by someone, in someone's grasp
*** owned by someone, in someone's control
** inside, at or on a location or place.
** secured with; bound with
** in the midst of, while, currently doing
** in (pieces or portions), into.
** 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

* in-
* in-to
* inward
* inwit
* inwith

##### 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: /in/

#### Adverb

in
* in; with the following special senses:
** in, inside; encircled or confined by.
** inside, in, in the centre of.
** 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

in
* Alternative form of hine

## Mohegan-Pequot
### Noun

in
* man (adult male)

### References

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

## Mokilese
### Particle

in
* construct particle; of, relating to

### Preposition

in
* at
* in
* on

## Northern Sami
### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈin/

### Verb

in
* 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

* ni

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* inn (adjective)

### Etymology

From English in.

### Adjective

in (singular and plural in)
* popular

### References

* “in” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* ni

## Old English
### Alternative forms

* ᛁᚾ (in) — Franks Casket

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *in.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /in/

#### Preposition

in (Anglian)
* in
** 10th century, The Wanderer:Forðon dōmġeorne · drēoriġne oft in hyra brēostcofan · bindað fæste;Therefore, eager for glory men oft bind tightly in their breast-chambers the sad one.

##### 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

in
* Alternative form of inn

## Old High German
### Etymology

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

### Preposition

in
* in

#### 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

in
* 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

| Case | Singular | Singular | Singular | Dual | Dual | Dual | Plural | Plural | Plural |
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | in int (before vowels) | ind int (before ṡ) | a | in dá | in dí | in dá | ind | inna | inna |
| Accusative | in | in | a | in dá | in dí | in dá | inna | inna | inna |
| Genitive | ind int (before ṡ) | inna | ind int (before ṡ) | in dá | in dá | in dá | | | inna | inna | inna |
| Dative | dond; dont (before ṡ) cossind; cossint (before ṡ) etc. | dond; dont (before ṡ) cossind; cossint (before ṡ) etc. | dond; dont (before ṡ) cossind; cossint (before ṡ) etc. | don dib cossin dib etc. | don dib cossin dib etc. | don dib cossin dib etc. | donaib cosnaib etc. | donaib cosnaib etc. | donaib cosnaib etc. |
| Note: The dative is used only after a preposition, which forms a contraction with the definite article, e.g. dond (“to the”), cossind (“with the”), etc. |||||||||

##### 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). 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

in
* 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

in
* 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

* ↑ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 466, page 292; reprinted 2017
* ↑ Pedersen, Holger (1909) Vergleichende Grammatik der keltischen Sprachen [Comparative Grammar of the Celtic Languages] (in German), volume I, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 391
* ↑ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 379, pages 238–39; reprinted 2017

## Old Norse
### Article

in
* inflection of inn:
** feminine nominative singular
** neuter nominative/accusative plural

## Old Saxon
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *in.

### Preposition

in
* in

## Pennsylvania German
### Preposition

in
* in

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈĩ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈin/

### Etymology 1

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

#### Preposition

in
* found in the given reference

##### Related terms

* em

### 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: [i]
      * (Ville Unite):

### Preposition

in
* in, into
** 2024, Franco Alpini, Andrea Alpini, La Bébia In Dialét Rumagnól, Genesis 1:1:
    In te prinzipi Dio e creét i zil e la tèra.In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
* by
    A vég a Ravèna in bicicléta.I go to Ravenna by bike.

### 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: /in/

### Noun

in n (plural inuri)
* flax

#### 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: /in/
* IPA: [ind] (often before vowels)

### Preposition

in
* 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: /in/

### Preposition

in
* 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
** 1866, chapter III, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎ (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), London, translation of Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, verse 1, page 7:In chissi dì poi vinisi Giuanni Battilta pridigghendi in lu diseltu di la GiudeaIn those days, then came John the Baptist, preaching in the desert of Judaea
** 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Puisia [Poetry]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others], Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 19:E s’ammenta di nommi immintigaddi, un basgiu dazi a facci risurani, chi più no li vidia che in sonni feiAnd she remembers forgotten names, gives a kiss to smiling faces she would only see again in nightmares(literally, “And she remembers herself of forgotten names, a kiss gives to laughing faces, which she didn't see anymore except in bad dreams”)

### 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: /ɪn/
* Hyphenation: in
* Rhymes: -ɪn

### Preposition

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

#### Related terms

* ien

### 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

#### Related terms

* inače
* inostranstvo
* inozemstvo

#### References

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

## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *i.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /in/
* Audio:(file)

### Conjunction

in
* and

#### Synonyms

* i (dialectal)

## Sumerian
### Romanization

in
* Romanization of 𒅔 (in)

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɪn/
* Audio:(file)

### Adverb

in
* 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

### See also

* inne (“in as a location, inside”)
* inåt (“inwards”)

### References

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

### Anagrams

* ni

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

singular
plural
nominative
in
inler
definite accusative
ini
inleri
dative
ine
inlere
locative
inde
inlerde
ablative
inden
inlerden
genitive
inin
inlerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
inim
inlerim
2nd singular
inin
inlerin
3rd singular
ini
inleri
1st plural
inimiz
inlerimiz
2nd plural
ininiz
inleriniz
3rd plural
inleri
inleri
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
inimi
inlerimi
2nd singular
inini
inlerini
3rd singular
inini
inlerini
1st plural
inimizi
inlerimizi
2nd plural
ininizi
inlerinizi
3rd plural
inlerini
inlerini
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
inime
inlerime
2nd singular
inine
inlerine
3rd singular
inine
inlerine
1st plural
inimize
inlerimize
2nd plural
ininize
inlerinize
3rd plural
inlerine
inlerine
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
inimde
inlerimde
2nd singular
ininde
inlerinde
3rd singular
ininde
inlerinde
1st plural
inimizde
inlerimizde
2nd plural
ininizde
inlerinizde
3rd plural
inlerinde
inlerinde
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
inimden
inlerimden
2nd singular
ininden
inlerinden
3rd singular
ininden
inlerinden
1st plural
inimizden
inlerimizden
2nd plural
ininizden
inlerinizden
3rd plural
inlerinden
inlerinden
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
inimin
inlerimin
2nd singular
ininin
inlerinin
3rd singular
ininin
inlerinin
1st plural
inimizin
inlerimizin
2nd plural
ininizin
inlerinizin
3rd plural
inlerinin
inlerinin :

#### References

* ↑ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “این”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 308
* ↑ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “i:n”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 166
* ↑ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “in”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
* ↑ “in”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* ↑ “in”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* ↑ Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “in³”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2166

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

in
* second-person singular imperative of inmek

## Vietnamese
### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [ʔin˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [ʔin˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [ʔɨn˧˧]
* Audio (Saigon):(file)

### Etymology 1

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

#### Verb

in
* to print

##### Derived terms

* máy in (“printer”)
* in ấn (“printing”)

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

in
* (only in compounds) perfectly fitted

##### Derived terms

* vừa in

### Anagrams

* ni

## Volapük
### Preposition

in
* in
** 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: VII:E kis-li? Logol cipi in log bloda olik, e bemi in log olik no küpol!Why do you observe the splinter in your brother’s eye and never notice the great log in your own?
** 1940, “Pötü yelacen”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 1:In Siyop ya dü yels mödik krigastad bevü Yapän e Tsyinän dareigon, ed in Yurop krig jenon bevü Deutän e Polän, Linglän e Fransän, e bevü Rusän e Suomiyän.In Asia, a state of war has been going on for years between Japan and China, and in Europe war is being waged between Germany and Poland, England and France, and between Russia and Finland.

## Welsh
### Alternative forms

* i ni, inni

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɪn/

### Pronoun

in
* (literary) first-person plural of i

## West Frisian
### Etymology

Shortened from ien (“one”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ən/

### Determiner

in
* a, an; indefinite article

#### Further reading

* “in (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

## Yola
### Preposition

in
* Alternative form of ing (“in”)
** 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 84:At by mizluck was ee-pit t'drive in.Who by misluck was placed to drive in.
** 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 9, page 88:A clugercheen gother: all, ing pile an in heep,A crowd gathered up: all, in pile and in heap,
** 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 94:An gooude usquebaugh ee-sarith uth in cooanès.And good whiskey served out in wooden cans.
** 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 96:Raree met in plathearès, ee-zet in a rooe,There was choice meat in platters, set in a row,
** 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 104:Lickweese mee been deeth in aar heeve.Likewise my bees die in their hive.

### 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: /ĩ̄/
* (high-tone): IPA: /ĩ́/

#### Pronoun

in
* 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/)

##### See also
### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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: /ǐn/

### Noun

ín
* house

#### Derived terms

* inva

### 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