linne
See also: Linne
English edit
Etymology edit
See linen.
Noun edit
linne
References edit
- “linne”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Irish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
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linne
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
linne
- first-person plural emphatic of le
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
linne
- Alternative form of linnen
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
linne
- Alternative form of lynnen
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
linne f (genitive singular linne, plural linneachan or linntean)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Swedish linne, from Middle Low German linne. Doublet of lin. Arguably a back-formation by misinterpreting archaic linnet n (adjective), from linnen c (adjective), as a noun. See Proto-West Germanic *līnīn.
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Noun edit
linne n
- linen
- a tank top, a singlet, (UK) a vest
- Jag har på mig ett linne för att visa upp min muskulösa kropp
- I am wearing a tank top to show off my muscular body
- a camisole
- Synonym: kamisol
- (somewhat dated) a nightgown, a nightdress
Declension edit
Declension of linne | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | linne | linnet | linnen | linnena |
Genitive | linnes | linnets | linnens | linnenas |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- linne in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- linne in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- linne in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- linne in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)