линь
Russian
линь – Tinca tinca
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lʲinʲ]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *linь, further etymology uncertain. Possibly a suffixal derivation from Proto-Slavic *linjati.
Cognates may include Lithuanian lýnas, Latvian lĩnis, lĩns, līna, Old Prussian lins, although the correspondence of palatalized vs. velarized endings in Baltic corresponds with the geography of Slavic reflexes of *linь vs. *linъ rather indicates borrowing. λινεύς (linéfs, “mullet”) is unrelated, being a back-formation from λινεύω (linévo, “to catch fish with a net”).
Noun
линь • (linʹ) m anim (genitive линя́, nominative plural лини́, genitive plural лине́й)
- tench
Declension
Declension of линь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ли́нь línʹ | лини́ liní |
| genitive | линя́ linjá | лине́й linéj |
| dative | линю́ linjú | линя́м linjám |
| accusative | линя́ linjá | лине́й linéj |
| instrumental | линём linjóm | линя́ми linjámi |
| prepositional | лине́ liné | линя́х linjáx |
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1988), “*linь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 15 (*lětina – *lokačь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 112
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Dutch lijn (literally “thin rope”).
Noun
линь • (linʹ) m inan (genitive линя́, nominative plural лини́, genitive plural лине́й)
- (nautical) line
Declension
Declension of линь (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ли́нь línʹ | лини́ liní |
| genitive | линя́ linjá | лине́й linéj |
| dative | линю́ linjú | линя́м linjám |
| accusative | ли́нь línʹ | лини́ liní |
| instrumental | линём linjóm | линя́ми linjámi |
| prepositional | лине́ liné | линя́х linjáx |