crin
See also: crín and crîn
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French crin (“horsehair”).
Noun
crin
- horsehair fabric
Anagrams
- incr.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin crīnis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈkɾin/
Noun
crin m (plural crins)
- hair (from the mane or tail of certain animals, especially horses); horsehair
Derived terms
- crina
- crinera
- crinut
Further reading
- “crin” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From Latin crīnis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁɛ̃/
- Rhymes: -ɛ̃
- Homophones: crains, craint, craints, crins
Noun
crin m (plural crins)
- hair (of certain animals, especially horses); horsehair
Derived terms
- à tous crins / à tout crin
- crinière
Further reading
- “crin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Verb
crin
- first-person singular preterite indicative of crer
Romanian
Etymology
From Greek κρίνο (kríno), Ancient Greek κρίνον (krínon), partly through the intermediate of Slavic *krinъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krin/
Noun
crin m (plural crini)
- lily
Declension
Declension of crin
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) crin | crinul | (niște) crini | crinii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) crin | crinului | (unor) crini | crinilor |
| vocative | crinule | crinilor | ||
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin crīnis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾin/ [ˈkɾĩn]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: crin
Noun
crin f (plural crines)
- mane
- Synonym: melena
Further reading
- “crin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014