lein

See also: Lein, LEIN, and -lein

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leinä, possibly from Proto-Baltic [Term?], compare Lithuanian klienas (“thin, skinny”) and Latvian kliens (“thin, withered”). Cognate to Votic leine (“grief”), Ingrian leina (“sadness”), and Finnish leina (“poor, weak, a poor crop yield”).

Noun

lein (genitive leina, partitive leina)

1. grief, sorrow

Declension

Declension of lein (ÕS type 22u/leib, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		lein	leinad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	leina
genitive			leinade
partitive		leina	leinu leinasid
illative		leina leinasse	leinadesse leinusse
inessive		leinas	leinades leinus
elative		leinast	leinadest leinust
allative		leinale	leinadele leinule
adessive		leinal	leinadel leinul
ablative		leinalt	leinadelt leinult
translative		leinaks	leinadeks leinuks
terminative		leinani	leinadeni
essive		leinana	leinadena
abessive		leinata	leinadeta
comitative		leinaga	leinadega

Finnish

Etymology 1

Noun

lein

1. inflection of lei:
   1. genitive singular
   2. instructive plural

Etymology 2

Noun

lein

1. instructive plural of lee

Anagrams

• elin, elin-, neli, neli-

Gothic

Romanization

lein

1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽

Welsh

Etymology

From English line.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lei̯n/
• Rhymes: -ei̯n

Noun

lein f (plural leinau or leiniau or leins, not mutable)

1. line (rope, cord, or string; path through two or more points; telephone or network connection; single horizontal row of text)

Derived terms

• ar lein

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
lein	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lein”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies