lín
See also: lin, Lin, lìn, Lín, lîn, līn, lǐn, and -lin
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech líň, from Proto-Slavic *linь. Further etymology uncertain, see линь (linʹ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈliːn]
Noun
lín m anim
- tench (Tinca tinca)
Derived terms
- líní
Further reading
- lín in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- lín in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse lín, from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”).
Noun
lín n (genitive singular líns, uncountable)
- (botany) flax
- linen, cloth, thread
Declension
Declension of lín (singular only) | ||
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n3s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | lín | línið |
accusative | lín | línið |
dative | líni | líninum |
genitive | líns | línsins |
Synonyms
- hørur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse lín, from Proto-Germanic *līną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
Noun
lín n (genitive singular líns, no plural)
- flax
- linen
Declension
declension of lín
n-s | singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | lín | línið |
accusative | lín | línið |
dative | líni | líninu |
genitive | líns | línsins |
Derived terms
- língresi (“bentgrass”)
Irish
Noun
lín
- vocative/genitive singular of líon
Mandarin
Alternative forms
- lin (nonstandard)
Romanization
lín (lin2, Zhuyin ㄌㄧㄣˊ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 临.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 亃.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啅.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 壣.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嶙.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 惏.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 斴.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 晽.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 暽.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 林.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 淋.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 滰.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 潾.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瀶.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 燐/磷.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獜.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 琳.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 璘.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 甐.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疄.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痳.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瞵.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 矝.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 碄.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 磵/𰧃.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 箖.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 粦/磷.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 粼.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 綝/𬘭.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 繗/𬙈.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罧.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 翷.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 臨/临.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 轔/辚, 辚.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 遴.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 邻, 鄰/邻.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鏻/𬭸.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 隣/邻.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 霖.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 驎/𬴊.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鱗/鳞, 鳞.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 麐/麟, 麟.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㔂.
Min Nan
For pronunciation and definitions of lín – see 恁 (“you (plural)”). (This character, lín, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 恁.) |
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [l͈ʲiːn]
- (vocative/genitive singular) IPA(key): [l͈ʲiːnʲ]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *līnom (“flood, flow”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyH- (“flow”).[1]
Noun
lín n
- full number, complement (in numbers)
- (followed by the genitive of another noun or verbal noun) number sufficient to perform a particular deed, full complement
- great number, multitude
- as many as
- (law) party
Inflection
Neuter u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | línN | línL | línL, lína |
Vocative | línN | línL | lín |
Accusative | línN | línL | lín |
Genitive | línoH, línaH | línoN, línaN | línN |
Dative | línL | línaib | línaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- línaid
- línmar
Verb
lín
- second-person singular imperative of línaid
·lín
- inflection of línaid:
- third-person singular preterite conjunctive
- first-person singular present subjunctive conjunctive
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *līnom.
Noun
lín n
- linen, cloth, thread
- flax
- (fishing) net
- (hunting) net, snare
Inflection
Neuter o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | línN | línN | línL, lína |
Vocative | línN | línN | línL, lína |
Accusative | línN | línN | línL, lína |
Genitive | línL | lín | línN |
Dative | línL | línaib | línaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
|
Derived terms
- línach
- línaige
- línecda
- línide
- línrad
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
lín also llín after a proclitic | lín pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*līno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 240-41