Linux

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See also: linux

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of Linus +‎ Unix, from the name of its creator Linus Torvalds.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪnəks/, /ˈlɪnʊks/
  • Audio (by Linus Torvalds):(file)
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Linux (countable and uncountable, plural Linuxes or (slang) Linuxen)

  1. (computing, strictly) The Unix-like open-source computer operating system kernel created by Linus Torvalds in 1991.
  2. (broadly) Any operating system that uses this kernel.

Derived terms

Translations

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Linux n (proper noun, strong, genitive Linux)

  1. Linux

Declension

Further reading

  • Linux” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Linux” in Duden online

Hungarian

Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia hu

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Linux

  1. (computing) Linux (a Unix-like computer operating system)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Linux Linuxok
accusative Linuxot Linuxokat
dative Linuxnak Linuxoknak
instrumental Linuxszal Linuxokkal
causal-final Linuxért Linuxokért
translative Linuxszá Linuxokká
terminative Linuxig Linuxokig
essive-formal Linuxként Linuxokként
essive-modal
inessive Linuxban Linuxokban
superessive Linuxon Linuxokon
adessive Linuxnál Linuxoknál
illative Linuxba Linuxokba
sublative Linuxra Linuxokra
allative Linuxhoz Linuxokhoz
elative Linuxból Linuxokból
delative Linuxról Linuxokról
ablative Linuxtól Linuxoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Linuxé Linuxoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Linuxéi Linuxokéi
Possessive forms of Linux
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Linuxom Linuxaim
2nd person sing. Linuxod Linuxaid
3rd person sing. Linuxa Linuxai
1st person plural Linuxunk Linuxaink
2nd person plural Linuxotok Linuxaitok
3rd person plural Linuxuk Linuxaik

Derived terms

Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Linux.

Proper noun

Linux

  1. Linux (an open-source computer operating system kernel)
  2. Linux (any operating system that uses this kernel)

Declension