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

  1. tench (Tinca tinca)

Derived terms

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)

  1. (botany) flax
  2. linen, cloth, thread

Declension

Declension of lín (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative lín línið
accusative lín línið
dative líni líninum
genitive líns línsins

Synonyms


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lín, from Proto-Germanic *līną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːn/
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

lín n (genitive singular líns, no plural)

  1. flax
  2. linen

Declension

Derived terms


Irish

Noun

lín

  1. vocative/genitive singular of líon

Mandarin

Alternative forms

  • lin (nonstandard)

Romanization

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Min Nan

For pronunciation and definitions of lín – see (“you (plural)”).
(This character, lín, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of .)

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

  1. full number, complement (in numbers)
  2. (followed by the genitive of another noun or verbal noun) number sufficient to perform a particular deed, full complement
  3. great number, multitude
  4. as many as
  5. (law) party
Inflection
Neuter u-stem
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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms

Verb

lín

  1. second-person singular imperative of línaid

·lín

  1. inflection of línaid:
    1. third-person singular preterite conjunctive
    2. first-person singular present subjunctive conjunctive

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *līnom.

Noun

lín n

  1. linen, cloth, thread
  2. flax
  3. (fishing) net
  4. (hunting) net, snare
Inflection
Neuter o-stem
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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
  • línach
  • línaige
  • línecda
  • línide
  • línrad

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
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

References

  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*līno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 240-41
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