English

Proper noun

Lin

1. A surname​ of Chinese origin (see: 林)
2. A male or female given name

Anagrams

• nil

English

Verb

lin ‎(third-person singular simple present lins, present participle linning, simple past linned or lan, past participle linned or lun)

1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To desist (from something), stop.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.i:

     Halfe furious vnto his foe he came, / Resolv'd in minde all suddenly to win, / Or soone to lose, before he once would lin [...].

2. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To cease; leave off.

Derived terms

• blin

Etymology 2

From Irish or Gaelic.

Alternative forms

• linn
• lyn

Noun

lin ‎(plural lins)

1. A pool or collection of water, particularly one above or below a waterfall.
2. A waterfall, or cataract.

   a roaring lin

3. A steep ravine.

Anagrams

• nil

Cornish

Etymology 1

Noun

lin f ‎(singulative linen)

1. linen

Etymology 2

Noun

lin

1. Soft mutation of glin.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lin/

Pronoun

lin

1. accusative of li; him

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛ̃/

Noun

lin m ‎(plural lins)

1. linen
2. flax (the plant)

Anagrams

• Nil

Galician

Verb

lin

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of ler

Lojban

Rafsi

lin

1. rafsi of linsi.

Mandarin

Romanization

lin

1. Nonstandard spelling of līn.
2. Nonstandard spelling of lín.
3. Nonstandard spelling of lǐn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of lìn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin linum, via Old Norse lín

Noun

lin n ‎(definite singular linet)

1. (botany) flax
2. (fabric) linen

Derived terms

• linolje

References

• “lin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin linum, via Old Norse lín

Noun

lin n ‎(definite singular linet)

1. (botany) flax
2. (fabric) linen

Derived terms

• linolje

References

• “lin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Noun

lin m ‎(oblique plural lins, nominative singular lins, nominative plural lin)

1. line (lineage; descent)

Polish

lin

Pronunciation

Noun

lin m anim

1. tench

Declension

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin lenus, from lenis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lin/

Adjective

lin m, n ‎(feminine singular lină, masculine plural lini, feminine and neuter plural line)

1. even, smooth
2. calm, quiet
3. mild, gentle, sweet

Declension

Synonyms

• (even, smooth): neted
• (calm, quiet): calm, liniștit
• (mild, gentle): blând

Derived terms

• liniște

See also

• senin

Swedish

lin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːn/

Noun

lin n

1. flax (plant)

Declension

Related terms

• linberedning
• linblomma
• linfält
• linolja
• lintråd
• linne

See also

• lina

Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian lino

Noun

lin m (plural lini)

1. flax
2. linen (fibre)

Welsh

Noun

lin

1. Soft mutation of glin.