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Webster 1913 Edition

Lin

Lin

(lĭn)
,
Verb.
I.
[AS.
linnan
. See
Lithe
.]
To yield; to stop; to cease.
[Obs. or Scot.]
Marston.

Lin

,
Noun.
[Ir.
linn
, or Gael.
linne
; akin to W.
llyn
a pool, pond, lake, but in senses 2 and 3 prob. from AS.
hlynn
torrent. Cf.
Dunlin
.]
1.
A pool or collection of water, particularly one above or below a fall of water.
2.
A waterfall, or cataract;
as, a roaring
lin
.
3.
A steep ravine.
☞ Written also linn and lyn.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lin

LIN

,
Verb.
I.
To yield. Obs.

LIN

,
Noun.
A pool or mere. [Not used.]

Definition 2025

Lín

Lín

See also: lin, Lin, lín, lìn, lîn, līn, lǐn, and -lin

Faroese

Proper noun

Lín

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Lín: Línarson
  • daughter of Lín: Línardóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Lín
Accusative Lín
Dative Lín
Genitive Línar

lín

lín

See also: lin, Lin, lìn, Lín, lîn, līn, lǐn, and -lin

Czech

Noun

lín m

  1. tench

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse lín, from Proto-Germanic *līną ‎(“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- ‎(“flax”).

Noun

lín n (genitive singular líns, uncountable)

  1. (botany) flax
  2. linen, cloth, thread

Synonyms

Declension

n3s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative lín línið
Accusative lín línið
Dative líni líninum
Genitive líns línsins

Irish

Noun

lín

  1. vocative and genitive singular of líon

Mandarin

Romanization

lín (Zhuyin ㄌㄧㄣˊ)

  1. Pinyin transcription of 临
  2. Pinyin transcription of 亃
  3. Pinyin transcription of 啅
  4. Pinyin transcription of 壣
  5. Pinyin transcription of 嶙
  6. Pinyin transcription of 惏
  7. Pinyin transcription of 斴
  8. Pinyin transcription of 晽
  9. Pinyin transcription of 暽
  10. Pinyin transcription of 林
  11. Pinyin transcription of 淋
  12. Pinyin transcription of 滰
  13. Pinyin transcription of 潾
  14. Pinyin transcription of 瀶
  15. Pinyin transcription of 燐
  16. Pinyin transcription of 獜
  17. Pinyin transcription of 琳
  18. Pinyin transcription of 璘
  19. Pinyin transcription of 甐
  20. Pinyin transcription of 疄
  21. Pinyin transcription of 痳
  22. Pinyin transcription of 瞵
  23. Pinyin transcription of 矝
  24. Pinyin transcription of 疄
  25. Pinyin transcription of 磵
  26. Pinyin transcription of 箖
  27. Pinyin transcription of 粦
  28. Pinyin transcription of 粼
  29. Pinyin transcription of 綝
  30. Pinyin transcription of 繗
  31. Pinyin transcription of 罧
  32. Pinyin transcription of 翷
  33. Pinyin transcription of 臨
  34. Pinyin transcription of 轔, 辚
  35. Pinyin transcription of 遴
  36. Pinyin transcription of 邻, 鄰
  37. Pinyin transcription of 鏻
  38. Pinyin transcription of 隣
  39. Pinyin transcription of 霖
  40. Pinyin transcription of 驎
  41. Pinyin transcription of 鱗, 鳞
  42. Pinyin transcription of 麐, 麟
  43. Pinyin transcription of 㔂

Min Nan

trad. and simpl.
恁 or 您

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ lɪn˥˧ ]

Pronoun

lín ‎(POJ, traditional and simplified 恁 or 您)

  1. (plural) you
  2. (possessive) your

See also

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l͈ʲiːn/
  • (vocative/genitive singular) IPA(key): /l͈ʲiːnʲ/

Etymology 1

Noun

lín n

  1. full number, complement (in numbers)
  2. (followed by the genitive of another noun or verbal noun) number sufficient to perform a particular deed, full complement
  3. great number, multitude
  4. as many as
  5. (law) party
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

lín n

  1. linen, cloth, thread
  2. flax
  3. (fishing) net
  4. (hunting) net, snare
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • línach
  • línaige
  • línecda
  • línide
  • línrad

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
lín
also llín after a proclitic 		lín
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ 		lín
also llín after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “lín” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “lín” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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