lín

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lin"

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech líň, from Proto-Slavic *linь. Further etymology uncertain, see линь (linʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈliːn]

Noun

lín m anim

1. tench (Tinca tinca)

Declension

Declension of lín (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	lín	líni
genitive	lína	línů
dative	línovi, línu	línům
accusative	lína	líny
vocative	líne	líni
locative	línovi, línu	línech
instrumental	línem	líny

Derived terms

adjective

• líní

noun

• línek

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)

1. (botany) flax
2. linen, cloth, thread

Declension

n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	lín	línið
accusative	lín	línið
dative	líni	líninum
genitive	líns	línsins

Synonyms

• hørur

Galician

Verb

lín

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /liːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

lín n (genitive singular líns, no plural)

1. flax
2. linen

Declension

Declension of lín (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	lín	línið
accusative	lín	línið
dative	líni	líninu
genitive	líns	línsins

Derived terms

• língresi (“bentgrass”)

Irish

Noun

lín

1. vocative/genitive singular of líon

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• lin — nonstandard

Romanization

lín (lin², Zhuyin ㄌㄧㄣˊ)

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