clin

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Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin crīnis.

Noun

clin f (plural clines)

  1. mane (of a horse)
  2. bangs, fringe

Noun

clin m (plural clines)

  1. half a glass (of liquor)

French

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French clin, related to the verb cligner.

Noun

clin m (plural clins)

  1. Found only in the expression clin d’œil (“wink, instant”).
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French clinc, from Middle Dutch klinken.

Noun

clin m (plural clins)

  1. (nautical) lapstrake, clinker

Further reading

Middle French

Adjective

clin

  1. inclined, bent

Noun

clin m (plural clins)

  1. inclining, inclination
  2. squint

Descendants

  • French: clin

Further reading

  • clin on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old Occitan

Adjective

clin

  1. inclined

References

Romanian

Noun

clin m (plural clini)

  1. Obsolete form of crin.

Declension

Declension of clin
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) clin clinul (niște) clini clinii
genitive/dative (unui) clin clinului (unor) clini clinilor
vocative clinule clinilor

References

  • clin in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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