lina
Latin
Noun
līna
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of līnum
Livonian
Alternative forms
- (Courland) linā
Etymology
From East Baltic, just as Estonian lina. Compare Lithuanian linas and Latvian lini.
Hypothetised to be derived from Proto-Indo-European *lino-, although it's impossible to reconstruct a common PIE protoform due to discrepancies with other European branches and absence of cognates outside of Europe.
If originally a non-IE loanword, locating the source is impossible because cultivation of linen was widespread in the region since the Neolithic.
Noun
lina
- flax
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *niná.
Pronoun
liná
- you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
lina f
- definite singular of line
Old High German
Etymology
From the Old High German noun līn.
Noun
līna f
- a line, a yarn (originally made of flax)
Descendants
- German: Leine
- Central Franconian: Leng, Lein
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.na/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: li‧na
Etymology 1
From Middle High German līne, from Old High German līna, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (“rope, string”).
Noun
lina f (diminutive linka)
- line, rope, cord, string
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lina | liny |
| genitive | liny | lin |
| dative | linie | linom |
| accusative | linę | liny |
| instrumental | liną | linami |
| locative | linie | linach |
| vocative | lino | liny |
Derived terms
- linowy
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
lina m anim
- genitive/accusative singular of lin
Further reading
- lina in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lina in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Proto-Norse
Romanization
līna
- Romanization of ᛚᛁᚾᚨ
Swahili
Verb
lina
- ji-ma class subject inflected singular present affirmative of -wa na
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse lína, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”), from *līną (“flax”).
Hypothetised to be derived from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”), although it's impossible to reconstruct a common PIE protoform due to discrepancies with other European branches and absence of cognates outside of Europe.
If originally a non-IE loanword, locating the source is impossible because cultivation of linen was widespread in the region since the Neolithic.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
lina c
- a wire, a rope, a line
Declension
| Declension of lina | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | lina | linan | linor | linorna |
| Genitive | linas | linans | linors | linornas |
Further reading
- lina in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams
- lian