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linter
linter
English
Noun
linter (plural linters)
- The short fibres that cling to cottonseeds after the first ginning.
- (computing) A program or algorithm that performs linting.
Latin
Etymology
From older form lunter, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to wash”); more at pluit (“it rains”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlin.ter/, [ˈlɪn.tɛr]
Noun
linter f (genitive lintris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | linter | lintrēs |
| genitive | lintris | lintrum |
| dative | lintrī | lintribus |
| accusative | lintrem | lintrēs |
| ablative | lintre | lintribus |
| vocative | linter | lintrēs |
Descendants
References
- linter in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- linter in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “linter”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- linter in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers