crin

See also: crín and crîn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French crin (“horsehair”).

Noun

crin

1. horsehair fabric

Anagrams

• incr.

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin crīnis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkɾin]

Noun

crin m (plural crins)

1. hair (from the mane or tail of certain animals, especially horses); horsehair

Derived terms

• crina
• crinera
• crinut

Further reading

• “crin” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin crīnis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɛ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃
• Homophones: crains, craint, craints, crins

Noun

crin m (plural crins)

1. hair (of certain animals, especially horses); horsehair

Derived terms

• à tous crins / à tout crin
• crinière

Further reading

• “crin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Verb

crin

1. first-person plural preterite indicative of crer

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic кринъ (krinŭ), from Greek κρίνο (kríno), from Ancient Greek κρίνον (krínon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krin/

Noun

crin m (plural crini)

1. lily

Declension

Declension of crin

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) crin	crinul	(niște) crini	crinii
genitive/dative	(unui) crin	crinului	(unor) crini	crinilor
vocative	crinule		crinilor

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin crīnis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾin/ [ˈkɾĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: crin

Noun

crin f (plural crines)

1. mane

   Synonym: melena

Further reading

• “crin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014