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Webster 1913 Edition
Lin
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.
LIN
,Noun.
Definition 2025
Lín
lín
lín
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse lín, from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”).
Noun
lín n (genitive singular líns, uncountable)
Synonyms
Declension
n3s | Singular | |
Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | lín | línið |
Accusative | lín | línið |
Dative | líni | líninum |
Genitive | líns | línsins |
Mandarin
Romanization
lín (Zhuyin ㄌㄧㄣˊ)
- Pinyin transcription of 临
- Pinyin transcription of 亃
- Pinyin transcription of 啅
- Pinyin transcription of 壣
- Pinyin transcription of 嶙
- Pinyin transcription of 惏
- Pinyin transcription of 斴
- Pinyin transcription of 晽
- Pinyin transcription of 暽
- Pinyin transcription of 林
- Pinyin transcription of 淋
- Pinyin transcription of 滰
- Pinyin transcription of 潾
- Pinyin transcription of 瀶
- Pinyin transcription of 燐
- Pinyin transcription of 獜
- Pinyin transcription of 琳
- Pinyin transcription of 璘
- Pinyin transcription of 甐
- Pinyin transcription of 疄
- Pinyin transcription of 痳
- Pinyin transcription of 瞵
- Pinyin transcription of 矝
- Pinyin transcription of 疄
- Pinyin transcription of 磵
- Pinyin transcription of 箖
- Pinyin transcription of 粦
- Pinyin transcription of 粼
- Pinyin transcription of 綝
- Pinyin transcription of 繗
- Pinyin transcription of 罧
- Pinyin transcription of 翷
- Pinyin transcription of 臨
- Pinyin transcription of 轔, 辚
- Pinyin transcription of 遴
- Pinyin transcription of 邻, 鄰
- Pinyin transcription of 鏻
- Pinyin transcription of 隣
- Pinyin transcription of 霖
- Pinyin transcription of 驎
- Pinyin transcription of 鱗, 鳞
- Pinyin transcription of 麐, 麟
- 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)
- (plural) you
- (possessive) your
See also
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l͈ʲiːn/
- (vocative/genitive singular) IPA(key): /l͈ʲiːnʲ/
Etymology 1
Noun
lín n
- full number, complement (in numbers)
- (followed by the genitive of another noun or verbal noun) number sufficient to perform a particular deed, full complement
- great number, multitude
- as many as
- (law) party
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
lín n
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- línach
- línaige
- línecda
- línide
- línrad
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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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. |