You can make 4 words from lin according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 3 letters words made out of lin
lin iln lni nli inl nil
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word lin. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in lin.
Definitions and meaning of lin
lin
Translingual
Symbol
lin
(international standards)ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Lingala.
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishlinnen, from Old Englishlinnan(“to cease from, desist, lose, yield up”), from Proto-Germanic*linnaną(“to turn, move aside, avoid”), from Proto-Indo-European*ley-(“to elude, avoid, shrink from”). Cognate with Danishlinne(“to stop, rest”), dialectal Swedishlinna(“to pause, rest”), Icelandiclinna(“to stop, rest”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /lɪn/
Homophone: Lynn
Rhymes: -ɪn
Verb
lin (third-person singular simple presentlins, present participlelinning, simple pastlinnedorlan, past participlelinnedorlun)
(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 Englishlinn.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /lɪn/
Noun
lin (plurallins)
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 Englishlin, from Old Englishlīn(“flax, linen, cloth”). For more information, see the entry linen, lint.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /lɪn/, /laɪn/
Noun
lin (plurallins)
(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
Chinese
Etymology
Romanisation of 𢆡(nin1).
Pronunciation
Noun
lin
(Hong Kong Cantonese)Nonstandard form of 𢆡(“nipple”).
Cornish
Etymology 1
From Latinlinum
Noun
linm (singulativelinen)
linen, flax
Etymology 2
From Latinlinea
Noun
linm (plurallinyow)
line
Etymology 3
From Proto-Celtic*lī-no-.
Noun
linm (plurallinyow)
fluid, liquid
lotion
Etymology 4
Noun
lin
Soft mutation of glin.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /lin/
Pronoun
lin
accusative of li; him
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French, from Latinlīnum.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /lɛ̃/
Rhymes: -ɛ̃
Noun
linm (plurallins)
linen
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 Latinlīnum.
Noun
linm
linen
flax
Related terms
linie
Galician
Verb
lin
first-person plural preterite indicative of ler
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutchlijn.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈlɪn]
Hyphenation: lin
Noun
lin
line
Synonym:garis
band
Synonym:pita
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 Indonesia, 2016.
Mandarin
Romanization
lin
Nonstandard spelling of līn.
Nonstandard spelling of lín.
Nonstandard spelling of lǐn.
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 (uncountable)
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 Latinlinum, via Old Norselín.
Noun
linn (definite singularlinet)
(botany)flax
(fabric)linen
Derived terms
linolje
lintøy
References
“lin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latinlinum, via Old Norselín.
Noun
linn (definite singularlinet)
(botany)flax
(fabric)linen
Derived terms
linolje
lintøy
References
“lin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
From Latinlinea(“a line”).
Noun
linoblique singular, m (oblique plurallins, nominative singularlins, nominative plurallin)
line (lineage; descent)
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /lin/
Rhymes: -in
Syllabification: lin
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*linъ, further etymology uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Slavic*linjati, see Russianлинь(linʹ).
Noun
linm animal
tench (Tinca tinca)
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
linf
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 Latinlenis.
Adjective
linm or n (feminine singularlină, masculine plurallini, feminine and neuter pluralline)
even, smooth
Synonym:neted
calm, quiet
Synonyms:calm, liniștit
mild, gentle, sweet
Synonym:blând
Declension
Derived terms
liniște
See also
senin
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Bulgarianлин(lin), from Proto-Slavic*linъ.
Noun
linm (plurallini)
tench (Tinca tinca)
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norselín, from Proto-Germanic*līną. Cognate with English linen.