alin
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word alin. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word alin, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say alin in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word alin you have here. The definition of the word alin will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofalin, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Yọnnú éhè dó alìn dòpó / Nyɔnú éhè ɖó alìn ɖòkpó
See also: alın
Finnish
Etymology
Superlative form of the root ala-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
alin (not comparable)
Declension
| Inflection of alin (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alin | alimmat | |
| genitive | alimman | alimpien alinten | |
| partitive | alinta | alimpia | |
| illative | alimpaan | alimpiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | alin | alimmat | |
| accusative | nom. | alin | alimmat |
| gen. | alimman | ||
| genitive | alimman | alimpien alinten alimpainrare | |
| partitive | alinta | alimpia | |
| inessive | alimmassa | alimmissa | |
| elative | alimmasta | alimmista | |
| illative | alimpaan | alimpiin | |
| adessive | alimmalla | alimmilla | |
| ablative | alimmalta | alimmilta | |
| allative | alimmalle | alimmille | |
| essive | alimpana | alimpina | |
| translative | alimmaksi | alimmiksi | |
| abessive | alimmatta | alimmitta | |
| instructive | — | alimmin | |
| comitative | — | alimpine | |
Antonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “alin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
Gun
Etymology
Cognates include Fon alìn, Saxwe Gbe olìn, Adja alin
Pronunciation
Noun
alìn (plural alìn lɛ́ or alìn lẹ́)
Icelandic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
alin f (genitive singular álnar, nominative plural álnir)
- ell (unit of measurement)
Declension
declension of alin
Jurchen
Etymology
Noun
alin
Descendants
- Manchu: ᠠᠯᡳᠨ (alin)
Manchu
Romanization
alin
- Romanization of ᠠᠯᡳᠨ (alin)
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *alinō, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-. Compare English ell.
Noun
alin f (genitive alnar, plural alnar or alnir)
- Alternative form of ǫln
Declension
Declension of alin (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
alin
- inflection of alinn:
References
- “alin”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Romanian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Back-formation from alina
Adverb
alin
Etymology 2
Verb
alin
Tagalog
Etymology
Compare Bikol Central arin.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: a‧lin
Pronoun
alín (plural alin-alin, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜈ᜔)
- (interrogative) which