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Asturian
Noun
clin m (plural clines)
- shot (small portion of alcoholic drink)
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle French clin, related to the verb cligner.
Noun
clin m (plural clins)
- Found only in the expression clin d’œil (“wink, instant”).
See also
Etymology 2
Inherited from Middle French clinc, from Middle Dutch klinken.
Noun
clin m (plural clins)
- (nautical) lapstrake, clinker
Further reading
Middle French
Adjective
clin
- inclined, bent
Noun
clin m (plural clins)
- inclining, inclination
- squint
Descendants
Further reading
- clin on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Old Occitan
Adjective
clin
- inclined
References
Romanian
Noun
clin m (plural clini)
- Obsolete form of crin.
Declension
References
- clin in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN