flin

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• fline, flion, fliona, flinne, flithne

Noun

flin m (genitive singular fline, no plural)

1. sleet

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
flin	fhlin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Swedish

Etymology

See flina (“to grin”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

flin n

1. a (scornful, teasing, or silly) grin

   ett hånfullt flin

   a mocking grin

   ett retsamt flin

   a teasing grin

   ett fånigt flin

   a silly grin

   • 1989, Magnus Uggla, Anders Henriksson (lyrics and music), “Jag mår illa [I feel sick]”, in 35-åringen [The 35-year-old], performed by Magnus Uggla:

     Jag sitter efter maten och läser bland citaten i raden utav skvallermagasin. Där vimlar vokalister, skådisar, artister, som älskar visa upp sitt fula flin.

     I'm sitting after dinner ["the food" – a meal, usually dinner] and reading among the quotes in the row [in the sense of range] of gossip magazines. There vocalists, actors, artists abound [would normally have an och (“and”) in Swedish as well], who love showing off their ugly grin.

Usage notes

Leende (“smile”) sounds better for "He had a big grin on his face" and the like, when of an ordinary big smile.

Declension

Declension of flin
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	flin	flinet	flin	flinen
Genitive	flins	flinets	flins	flinens

Derived terms

• hånflin

References

• flin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• flin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vliːn/

Adjective

flin

1. Soft mutation of blin.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
blin	flin	mlin	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.