lyn

English edit

Etymology edit

See linn.

Pronunciation edit

Rhymes: -ɪn

Noun edit

lyn (plural lyns)

Alternative form of linn (“waterfall”)

References edit

“lyn”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Danish edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from the root of lys (“light, bright”) (Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /lyːn/, [lyːˀn]

Noun edit

lyn n (singular definite lynet, plural indefinite lyn)

lightning

Inflection edit

Declension of lyn

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lyn	lynet	lyn	lynene
genitive	lyns	lynets	lyns	lynenes

Verb edit

lyn

imperative of lyne

Further reading edit

“lyn” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

lyn (uncountable)

Alternative form of lyne

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

lyn

Alternative form of lynde

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

lyn

Alternative form of linnen

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

lyn

Noun edit

lyn n (definite singular lynet, indefinite plural lyn, definite plural lyna or lynene)

(a flash of) lightning

Derived terms edit

References edit

“lyn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

lyn

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Alternative forms edit

ljon

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /lyːn/

Noun edit

lyn n (definite singular lynet, indefinite plural lyn, definite plural lyna)

(a flash of) lightning

Derived terms edit

References edit

“lyn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scanian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse lyn, ultimately from the root of lys (“light, bright”) (Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /lǿʏːn /

Noun edit

lyn n

lightning

Welsh edit

Pronunciation edit

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /lɨ̞n/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /lɪn/

Noun edit

lyn

Soft mutation of glyn.

Mutation edit

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

Noun edit

lyn

Soft mutation of llyn.

Mutation edit

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

West Frisian edit

Adverb edit

lyn

ago
twa jier lyn
two years ago

Further reading edit

“lyn (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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