English

Proper noun

Linn

1. A surname​.
2. A city/town in Kansas, US
3. A city/town in Missouri, US.
4. A town in Wisconsin, US.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German linna, from Latin līnea. Cognate with German Linie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lin/
  • Rhymes: -in

Noun

Linn f ‎(plural Linnen)

1. line

Norwegian

Etymology

A 1940s creation, possibly a variant of Line and Lina, short for names ending in -lin (Ingelin,Elin, Malin, etc).

Proper noun

Linn

1. A female given name popular in the 1970s and the 1980s.

Swedish

Proper noun

Linn

1. A female given name borrowed from Norway and currently popular.

English

Noun

linn ‎(plural linns)

1. Alternative form of lin

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *litna. Compare Finnish linna.

Noun

linn ‎(genitive linna, partitive linna)

1. town

Declension

Compounds

• pealinn

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish linn ‎(“pool, lake; sea, ocean”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̠ʲiːn̠ʲ/, /l̠ʲɪn̠ʲ/

Noun

linn f ‎(genitive singular linne, nominative plural linnte)

1. pool, pond; body of water, lake, sea

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish linn ‎(“period, space of time”).

Noun

linn f ‎(genitive singular linne)

1. space of time, period

Declension

Derived terms

• le linn ‎(“because of”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʲɪn̠ʲ/

Pronoun

linn ‎(emphatic linne)

1. first-person plural of le: with us, to us

References

• "linn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 linn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “3 linn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish linn ‎(“period, space of time”).

Noun

linn m, f ‎(genitive singular linn or linne, plural linntean)

1. era, age
2. century

   san 20mh linn‎ ― in the 20th century

3. generation (genealogy)

   bho linn gu linn‎ ― from generation to generation

Synonyms

• (generation): ginealach, glùn

Derived terms

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “3 linn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.