glin
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Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *glin, from Proto-Celtic *glūnos (compare Old Irish glún), dissimilated from *gnūn-, *gnūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
Pronunciation
Noun
glin m (plural glinoù, dual daoulin)
Inflection
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| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | glin | c'hlin | unchanged | klin |
| plural | glinoù | c'hlinoù | unchanged | klinoù |
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *glin, from Proto-Celtic *glūnos (compare Old Irish glún), dissimilated from *gnūn-, *gnūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
Pronunciation
Noun
glin m (dual dewlin, plural glinyow)
Mutation
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| glin | lin | unchanged | klin | unchanged | unchanged |
Polish
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Back-formation from glinek.[1]
Noun
glin m inan (related adjective glinowy)
Declension
Declension of glin
Related terms
nouns
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
glin f
References
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “glin”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
Further reading
- glin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- glin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From gli (“fry (young fish)”). Compare English small fry.
Noun
glin n
- (colloquial) scamp; a (mischievous) child
- Det sprang omkring några glin inne i affären
- Some scamps were running around inside the store
Usage notes
- Only gli appears for the singular in sources, though "ett småglin" is much more common than "ett smågli" on Google.
- Sometimes of adolescents or young adults in a derogatory sense, comparing them to children.
Declension
Declension of glin
Derived terms
- småglin (“small child”)
References
- gli in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gli in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gli in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *glin, from Proto-Celtic *glūnos (compare Old Irish glún), dissimilated from *gnūn-, *gnūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
Pronunciation
Noun
glin m (plural gliniau)