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

1. tench

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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

• hørur

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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

declension of lín

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

Derived terms

• língresi (“bentgrass”)

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Irish

Noun

lín

1. vocative/genitive singular of líon

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Mandarin

Romanization

lín (Zhuyin ㄌㄧㄣˊ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 临
2. Pinyin transcription of 亃
3. Pinyin transcription of 啅
4. Pinyin transcription of 壣
5. Pinyin transcription of 嶙
6. Pinyin transcription of 惏
7. Pinyin transcription of 斴
8. Pinyin transcription of 晽
9. Pinyin transcription of 暽
10. Pinyin transcription of 林
11. Pinyin transcription of 淋
12. Pinyin transcription of 滰
13. Pinyin transcription of 潾
14. Pinyin transcription of 瀶
15. Pinyin transcription of 燐
16. Pinyin transcription of 獜
17. Pinyin transcription of 琳
18. Pinyin transcription of 璘
19. Pinyin transcription of 甐
20. Pinyin transcription of 疄
21. Pinyin transcription of 痳
22. Pinyin transcription of 瞵
23. Pinyin transcription of 矝
24. Pinyin transcription of 碄
25. Pinyin transcription of 磵
26. Pinyin transcription of 箖
27. Pinyin transcription of 粦
28. Pinyin transcription of 粼
29. Pinyin transcription of 綝
30. Pinyin transcription of 繗
31. Pinyin transcription of 罧
32. Pinyin transcription of 翷
33. Pinyin transcription of 臨
34. Pinyin transcription of 轔, 辚
35. Pinyin transcription of 遴
36. Pinyin transcription of 邻, 鄰
37. Pinyin transcription of 鏻
38. Pinyin transcription of 隣
39. Pinyin transcription of 霖
40. Pinyin transcription of 驎
41. Pinyin transcription of 鱗, 鳞
42. Pinyin transcription of 麐, 麟
43. Pinyin transcription of 㔂

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Min Nan

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

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 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

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• línaid
• línmar

Etymology 2

Noun

lín n

1. linen, cloth, thread
2. flax
3. (fishing) net
4. (hunting) net, snare

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• línach
• línaige
• línecda
• línide
• línrad

Mutation

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

References

• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “lín”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “lín”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN