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L1I1N1

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3-letter words (2 found)

LIN,NIL,

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Definitions and meaning of lin

lin

Translingual

Symbol

lin

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Lingala.

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English linnen, from Old English linnan (“to cease from, desist, lose, yield up”), from Proto-West Germanic *linnan, from Proto-Germanic *linnaną (“to turn, move aside, avoid”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“to elude, avoid, shrink from”). Cognate with Danish linne (“to stop, rest”), dialectal Swedish linna (“to pause, rest”), Icelandic linna (“to stop, rest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪn/
  • Homophones: linn, Lynn, lyn
  • Rhymes: -ɪn

Verb

lin (third-person singular simple present lins, present participle linning, simple past linned or lan, past participle linned or lun)

  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To desist, to stop to cease.
    • 1684, Meriton, Praise Ale, 1.46 (quoted in the EDD):
      Till all war deaun I knaw thou wad not lin.
Derived terms
  • blin

Etymology 2

See English linn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪn/

Noun

lin (plural lins)

  1. Alternative spelling of linn.
    • c. 1735-1801, John Millar, poem, published in 1979, William Christian Lehmann, John Millar of Glasgow, 1735-1801, page 414:
      Here the hammer's active din / Blends with sound of roaring lin.
    • 1776, David Herd, George Paton, Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, Heroic Ballads, Etc, page 20, "Binnorie":
      Whan they came to the roaring lin, She drave unwitting Isabel in.
    • 1827, Jane Porter, The Scottish Chiefs, page 51:
      A step farther might be on the firm earth; but more probably it would be illusive, and dash him into the roaring Lin, where he would be ingulfed at once in its furious whirlpool.
    • 1861, Alexander McLachlan, The Emigrant: And Other Poems, page 201:
      O ye were ne ' er the ane to fret,
      But kept my heart aboon,
      Wi ' smiles sweet as when first we met,
      By Locher ' s roaring lin.

Etymology 3

From Middle English lin, from Old English līn (“flax, linen, cloth”). For more information, see the entry linen, lint.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪn/, /laɪn/

Noun

lin (plural lins)

  2. (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, especially in compounds) Alternative form of line (“flax, linen”).
    a lin apron, lin-break, lin-brake, a lin cap, lin-clout, lin-garn/lin-yarn, lin-man, lin-weaver/lin-webster, lin-wheel
    • 1866, Gilpin, Songs, 233:
      Paddeys wi' their feyne lin' ware.
    • 1874 (ed. of 1879), Waugh, Chim. Corner, 27:
      Hoo wur stonnin' i' th' front of a weshin'-mug, wi' a lin brat afore her.

References

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

Anagrams

  • nil, -nil-, NIL, NLI, nil-

Chinese

Etymology

Non-standard romanisation of 𢆡 (nin1).

Pronunciation

Noun

lin

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) nonstandard form of 𢆡 (“nipple”) (Classifier: 粒 c)

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Latin linum

Noun

lin m (singulative linen)

  1. linen, flax

Etymology 2

From Latin linea

Noun

lin m (plural linyow)

  1. line

Etymology 3

Found in Old Cornish gre-lin (“lake”), from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *lī-no-.

Noun

lin m (plural linyow)

  1. fluid, liquid
  2. lotion

Etymology 4

Noun

lin

  1. soft mutation of glin

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lin/

Pronoun

lin

  1. accusative of li; him

See also

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Latin līnum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛ̃/
  • Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Noun

lin m (plural lins)

  1. linen
  2. flax (the plant)

Related terms

  • ligne
  • linge

Further reading

  • “lin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • Nil

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin līnum.

Noun

lin m

  1. linen
  2. flax

Related terms

  • linie

Galician

Verb

lin

  1. first-person plural preterite indicative of ler

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch lijn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɪn]
  • Hyphenation: lin

Noun

lin

  1. line
    Synonym: garis
  2. band
    Synonym: pita
  3. a route, a line (of transport, especially of public transport and airlines)
    Synonyms: jalur, rute

Further reading

  • “lin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Linngithigh

Verb

lin

  1. past of liy; went

Mandarin

Romanization

lin

  1. nonstandard spelling of līn
  2. nonstandard spelling of lín
  3. nonstandard spelling of lǐn
  4. nonstandard spelling of lìn

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

Noun

lin

  1. alternative form of lyne

References

  • “lin,, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 April 2018.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin linum, via Old Norse lín.

Noun

lin n (definite singular linet)

  1. (botany) flax
  2. (fabric) linen

Derived terms

  • linolje
  • lintøy

References

  • “lin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin linum, via Old Norse lín.

Noun

lin n (definite singular linet)

  1. (botany) flax
  2. (fabric) linen

Derived terms

  • linolje
  • lintøy

References

  • “lin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax, linen”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːn/

Noun

lin n

  1. linen, flax

Derived terms

  • līnen
  • līnland

Related terms

  • līne

Descendants

  • English: lin

Old French

Etymology

From Latin linea (“a line”).

Noun

lin oblique singular, m (oblique plural lins, nominative singular lins, nominative plural lin)

  1. line (lineage; descent)

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlin/
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: lin

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *linъ, further etymology uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Slavic *linjati, see Russian линь (linʹ).

Noun

lin m animal

  1. tench (Tinca tinca)
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lin f

  1. genitive plural of lina

Further reading

  • lin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lin/
  • Rhymes: -in

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lenus, from Latin lenis.

Adjective

lin m or n (feminine singular lină, masculine plural lini, feminine and neuter plural line)

  1. even, smooth
    Synonym: neted
  2. calm, quiet
    Synonyms: calm, liniștit
  3. mild, gentle, sweet
    Synonym: blând
Declension
Derived terms
  • liniște
See also
  • senin

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Bulgarian лин (lin), from Proto-Slavic *linъ.

Noun

lin m (plural lini)

  1. tench (Tinca tinca)
Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse lín, from Proto-Germanic *līną. Cognate with English linen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːn/
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

lin n

  1. flax (plant)

Declension

Related terms

See also

  • lina

Venetan

Etymology

From Latin līnum. Compare Italian lino.

Noun

lin m (plural lini)

  1. flax
  2. linen (fibre)

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːn/

Noun

lin

  1. soft mutation of glin

Mutation

Noun

lin

  1. soft mutation of llin

Mutation


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