lein

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See also: Lein, LEIN, and -lein

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leinä, possibly from Proto-Baltic , compare Lithuanian klienas (“thin, skinny”) and Latvian kliens (“thin, withered”). Cognate to Votic leine (“grief”), Ingrian leina (“sadness”), and Finnish leina (“poor, weak, a poor crop yield”).

Noun

lein (genitive leina, partitive leina)

  1. grief, sorrow

Declension

Declension of lein (ÕS type 22u/leib, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative lein leinad
accusative nom.
gen. leina
genitive leinade
partitive leina leinu
leinasid
illative leina
leinasse 		leinadesse
leinusse
inessive leinas leinades
leinus
elative leinast leinadest
leinust
allative leinale leinadele
leinule
adessive leinal leinadel
leinul
ablative leinalt leinadelt
leinult
translative leinaks leinadeks
leinuks
terminative leinani leinadeni
essive leinana leinadena
abessive leinata leinadeta
comitative leinaga leinadega

Finnish

Etymology 1

Noun

lein

  1. inflection of lei:
    1. genitive singular
    2. instructive plural

Etymology 2

Noun

lein

  1. instructive plural of lee

Anagrams

Gothic

Romanization

lein

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽

Welsh

Etymology

From English line.

Pronunciation

Noun

lein f (plural leinau or leiniau or leins, not mutable)

  1. line (rope, cord, or string; path through two or more points; telephone or network connection; single horizontal row of text)

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
lein unchanged unchanged unchanged

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lein”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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