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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech líň, from Proto-Slavic *linь. Further etymology uncertain, see линь (linʹ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lín m anim

  1. tench (Tinca tinca)

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective
noun

Further reading

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  • lín”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • lín”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • lín”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse lín, from Proto-Germanic *līną (flax), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (flax).

Noun

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lín n (genitive singular líns, uncountable)

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

Declension

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

Synonyms

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Galician

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Verb

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lín

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of ler

Hokkien

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

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lín n (genitive singular líns, no plural)

  1. flax
  2. linen

Declension

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    Declension of lín
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative lín línið
accusative lín línið
dative líni líninu
genitive líns línsins

Derived terms

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Irish

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Noun

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lín

  1. vocative/genitive singular of líon

Mandarin

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Alternative forms

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Romanization

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Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [l͈ʲiːn]
  • (vocative/genitive singular) IPA(key): [l͈ʲiːnʲ]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Celtic *līnom (flood, flow), from Proto-Indo-European *leyH- (flow).[1]

Noun

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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
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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
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Descendants
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  • Irish: líon (full number)

Verb

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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

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From Proto-Celtic *līnom (flax).

Noun

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lín n

  1. linen, cloth, thread
  2. flax
  3. (fishing) net
  4. (hunting) net, snare
Inflection
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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
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Descendants
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  • Irish: líon (flax)
  • Scottish Gaelic: lìon (net)

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
lín
also llín after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
lín
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Further reading

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