Assertion: nickname | /r/HasAspect | diminutive ending
Facets:
value: addition of diminutives
type: OTHER
value: before the 17th century
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Addition of diminutives: Before the 17th century, most nicknames had the diminutive ending "-in" or "-kin", where the ending was attached to the first syllable: Watkin for Walter via Wat-kin; Hobkin from Robert via Hob-kin; or Thompkin from Thomas via Thom-Kin.