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clin

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Asturian

Alternative forms

  • clina
  • crina (Puertu Veiga)
  • quelín (Western Asturias)
  • quelina (Western Asturias)
  • quirina (A Estierna)

Etymology

From Latin crīnis.

Noun

clin f (plural clines)

  1. mane (of a horse)
  2. bangs, fringe

Noun

clin m (plural clines)

  1. half a glass (of liquor)

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French clin, related to the verb cligner.

Noun

clin m (plural clins)

  1. Found only in the expression clin d’œil (wink, instant).
See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French clinc, from Middle Dutch klinken.

Noun

clin m (plural clins)

  1. (nautical) lapstrake, clinker

Further reading

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Middle French

Adjective

clin

  1. inclined, bent

Noun

clin m (plural clins)

  1. inclining, inclination
  2. squint

Descendants

  • French: clin

Further reading

  • clin on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old Occitan

Adjective

clin

  1. inclined

References

Romanian

Noun

clin m (plural clini)

  1. obsolete form of crin

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

References

  • clin in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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