elin
CornishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Celtic *olīnā (“elbow; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend”). Cognate with Welsh elin, Breton ilin, Scottish Gaelic uileann, Irish uillinn; non-Celtic cognates include Latin ulna, Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
elin m (dual dewelin, plural elinnyow)
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
el- + -in. Coined by Finnish folklorist and linguist Daniel Europaeus in 1853.
NounEdit
elin
- organ of an organism
- (euphemistic) penis
- Synonym: see siitin
- (euphemistic) penis
- governmental body
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of elin (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | elin | elimet | |
| genitive | elimen | elimien elinten | |
| partitive | elintä | elimiä | |
| illative | elimeen | elimiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | elin | elimet | |
| accusative | nom. | elin | elimet |
| gen. | elimen | ||
| genitive | elimen | elimien elinten | |
| partitive | elintä | elimiä | |
| inessive | elimessä | elimissä | |
| elative | elimestä | elimistä | |
| illative | elimeen | elimiin | |
| adessive | elimellä | elimillä | |
| ablative | elimeltä | elimiltä | |
| allative | elimelle | elimille | |
| essive | elimenä | eliminä | |
| translative | elimeksi | elimiksi | |
| instructive | — | elimin | |
| abessive | elimettä | elimittä | |
| comitative | — | elimineen | |
| Possessive forms of elin (type kytkin) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | elimeni | elimemme |
| 2nd person | elimesi | elimenne |
| 3rd person | elimensä | |
Derived termsEdit
CompoundsEdit
compounds
- aistinelin
- edustuselin
- elimensiirto
- elinpankki
- elinsiirto
- elintestamentti
- hallintoelin
- hengityselin
- johtoelin
- kiipimäelin
- kone-elin
- koneenelin
- lainsäädäntäelin
- leviämiselin
- liikuntaelin
- lisääntymiselin
- näköelin
- paikalliselin
- paritteluelin
- puhe-elin
- puolue-elin
- pääte-elin
- päätäntäelin
- rintaelin
- sisäelin
- soluelin
- sovituselin
- standardointielin
- sukuelin
- sukupuolielin
- symmetrointielin
- synnytinelimet
- sähköelin
- tarttumaelin
- tasapainoelin
- tekoelin
- tiedusteluelin
- toimielin
- tulenjohtoelin
- tuntoelin
- valmisteluelin
- valoelin
- valtioelin
- verenkiertoelin
- virtsaelin
- yhdyselin
- yhteiselin
- yhteistyöelin
- äänielin
- ääntöelimet
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
elin
AnagramsEdit
RomanianEdit
AdjectiveEdit
elin m or n (feminine singular elină, masculine plural elini, feminine and neuter plural eline)
- Alternative form of elen
DeclensionEdit
Declension of elin
WelshEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Welsh elinou, from Proto-Celtic *olīnā (“elbow; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend”).
Cognates
Cognate with Cornish elin, Breton ilin, Scottish Gaelic uileann, Irish uillinn; non-Celtic cognates include Old English eln(bōga), Latin ulna, Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē).
PronunciationEdit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛlɪn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeːlɪn/, /ˈɛlɪn/
NounEdit
elin f (plural elinoedd or elinau)
Derived termsEdit
- penelin (“elbow”)
MutationEdit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| elin | unchanged | unchanged | helin |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
ReferencesEdit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “elin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies