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See also: plín and pliɲ⁶

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Compare Romanian plin.

Adjective

plin m (feminine singular plinã, masculine plural plinj, feminine plural plini or pline)

  1. full

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Piedmontese plin (“pinch, nip”), onomatopoeic, in reference to the gesture made to fold it.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplin/
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Hyphenation: plìn

Noun

plin m (invariable)

  1. a small, rectangular form of agnolotti

Usage notes

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French plein (“full”), from Old French plein, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Compare English plenty.

Adjective

plin

  1. many, a lot of
  2. full
  3. Kouri-Vini Orthography spelling of plein

Adverb

plin

  1. a lot, frequently

References

  • Adrien Guillory-Chatman, Oliver Mayeux, Nathan Wendte, Herbert Wiltz, Ti Liv Kréyòl: A Learner's Guide to Louisiana Creole
  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Cognates at the Latin entry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plin/
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Adjective

plin m or n (feminine singular plină, masculine plural plini, feminine and neuter plural pline)

  1. full
    Antonym: gol
    un pahar plin cu lapte ― a glass full of milk

Declension

Declension of plin
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite plin plină plini pline
definite plinul plina plinii plinele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite plin pline plini pline
definite plinului plinei plinilor plinelor

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech plyn.

Pronunciation

Noun

plȋn m inan (Cyrillic spelling пли̑н)

  1. gas (state of matter)
    Synonym: (Bosnia, Serbia) gȃs
    na struju ili na plin ― on electricity or on gas

Declension

Declension of plin
singular plural
nominative plȋn plȉnovi
genitive plina plinova
dative plinu plinovima
accusative plin plinove
vocative pline plinovi
locative plinu plinovima
instrumental plinom plinovima

Further reading

  • “plin”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplin/
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: plin

Interjection

plin

  1. meh (expressing indifference)

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

plin

  1. definite singular of pli

Volapük

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

plin (nominative plural plins)

  1. prince

Declension

Declension of plin
singular plural
nominative plin plins
genitive plina plinas
dative pline plines
accusative plini plinis
vocative 1 o plin! o plins!
predicative 2 plinu plinus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French plein, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

plin m (feminine singular pline, masculine plural plins, feminine plural plines, feminine plural (before noun) plinès)

  1. full
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