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Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fringilla (The older Volapük spelling of flin with the letter "l" was later respelled frin when the letter "r" was re-introduced for many words).
Pronunciation
Noun
frin (nominative plural frins)
- finch (bird family Fringillidae)
- chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs (see )
Declension
declension of frin
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Synonyms
- flin (obsolete spelling l > r)
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