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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech líň , from Proto-Slavic *linь . Further etymology uncertain, see линь ( linʹ ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
lín m anim
tench (Tinca tinca )
Declension
Declension of lín (hard masculine animate )
Derived terms
( adjective ) :
( noun ) :
Further reading
“lín ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“lín ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
“lín ”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse lín , from Proto-Germanic *līną ( “ flax ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *līno- ( “ flax ” ) .
Noun
lín n (genitive singular líns , uncountable )
( botany ) flax
linen , cloth , thread
Declension
Synonyms
Galician
Verb
lín
first-person singular preterite indicative of ler
Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of lín – see 恁 (“you ( plural ) ”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 恁 ).
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse lín , from Proto-Germanic *līną .
Pronunciation
Noun
lín n (genitive singular líns , no plural )
flax
linen
Declension
Declension of lín (sg-only neuter )
Derived terms
Irish
Noun
lín
vocative / genitive singular of líon
Mandarin
Romanization
lín (lin2 , Zhuyin ㄌㄧㄣˊ )
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Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啅
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 壣
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嶙
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 惏
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 斴
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 晽
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 暽
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 林
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 淋
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 滰
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 潾
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瀶
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 燐 / 磷
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獜
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 琳
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 璘
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 甐
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疄
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痳
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瞵
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 矝
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 碄
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 磵 / 𰧃
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 箖
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 粦 / 磷
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 粼
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 綝 / 𬘭
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 繗 / 𬙈
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罧
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 翷
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 臨 / 临
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 轔 / 辚
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 遴
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鄰 / 邻
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鏻 / 𬭸
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 隣 / 邻
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 霖
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 驎 / 𬴊
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鱗 / 鳞
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 麐 / 麟
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㔂
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 膦
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *līnom ( “ flood, flow ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *leyH- ( “ flow ” ) .[ 1]
Noun
lín n
full number , complement ( in numbers )
( followed by the genitive of another noun or verbal noun ) number sufficient to perform a particular deed, full complement
great number, multitude
as many as
( law ) party
Inflection
Neuter u-stem
singular
dual
plural
nominative
lín N
lín L
lín L , lína
vocative
lín N
lín L
lín
accusative
lín N
lín L
lín
genitive
líno H , lína H
líno N , lína N
lín N
dative
lín L
línaib
línaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
H = triggers aspiration
L = triggers lenition
N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Descendants
Irish: líon ( “ full number ” )
Verb
lín
second-person singular imperative of línaid
Verb
·lín
inflection of línaid :
third-person singular preterite conjunctive
first-person singular present subjunctive conjunctive
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *līnom ( “ flax ” ) .
Noun
lín n
linen , cloth , thread
flax
( fishing ) net
( hunting ) net, snare
Inflection
Neuter o-stem
singular
dual
plural
nominative
lín N
lín N
lín L , lína
vocative
lín N
lín N
lín L , lína
accusative
lín N
lín N
lín L , lína
genitive
lín L
lín
lín N
dative
lín L
línaib
línaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
H = triggers aspiration
L = triggers lenition
N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Descendants
Irish: líon ( “ flax ” )
Scottish Gaelic: lìon ( “ net ” )
Mutation
Mutation of lín
radical
lenition
nasalization
lín also llín after a proclitic ending in a vowel
lín pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
Further reading
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “lín ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “lín ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language