plin

See also: plín and pliɲ⁶

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• plinu, mplin, ãmplin

Etymology

From Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Compare Romanian plin.

Adjective

plin m (feminine singular plinã, masculine plural plinj, feminine plural plini or pline)

1. full

Derived terms

• mplinescu

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Piedmontese plin (“pinch, nip”), onomatopoeic, in reference to the gesture made to fold it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplin/
• Rhymes: -in
• Hyphenation: plìn

Noun

plin m (invariable)

1. a small, rectangular form of agnolotti

Usage notes

• Often used attributively in constructs such as raviolo del plin, agnolotto del plin.

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French plein (“full”), from Old French plein, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Compare English plenty.

Adjective

plin

1. many, a lot of
2. full
3. Kouri-Vini Orthography spelling of plein

Adverb

plin

1. a lot, frequently

References

• Adrien Guillory-Chatman, Oliver Mayeux, Nathan Wendte, Herbert Wiltz, Ti Liv Kréyòl: A Learner's Guide to Louisiana Creole
• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Cognates at the Latin entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plin/

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Adjective

plin m or n (feminine singular plină, masculine plural plini, feminine and neuter plural pline)

1. full

   Antonym: gol

   un pahar plin cu lapte ― a glass full of milk

Declension

Declension of plin

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	plin		plină		plini	pline
	definite	plinul		plina		plinii	plinele
genitive- dative	indefinite	plin		pline		plini	pline
	definite	plinului		plinei		plinilor	plinelor

Derived terms

• plinătate
• plinuț

Related terms

• împlini
• suplini

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech plyn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plîːn/

Noun

plȋn m (Cyrillic spelling пли̑н)

1. gas (state of matter)

   Synonym: (Bosnia, Serbia) gȃs

   na struju ili na plin ― on electricity or on gas

Declension

Declension of plin

	singular	plural
nominative	plȋn	plȉnovi
genitive	plina	plinova
dative	plinu	plinovima
accusative	plin	plinove
vocative	pline	plinovi
locative	plinu	plinovima
instrumental	plinom	plinovima

Further reading

• “plin”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Spanish

Alternative forms

• plim

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplin/ [ˈplĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: plin

Interjection

plin

1. meh (expressing indifference)

Further reading

• “plin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Noun

plin

1. definite singular of pli

Volapük

Etymology

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Noun

plin (nominative plural plins)

1. prince

Declension

Declension of plin

	singular	plural
nominative	plin	plins
genitive	plina	plinas
dative	pline	plines
accusative	plini	plinis
vocative 1	o plin!	o plins!
predicative 2	plinu	plinus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French plein, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɛ̃/

Adjective

plin m (feminine singular pline, masculine plural plins, feminine plural plines, feminine plural (before noun) plinès)

1. full