плин

Macedonian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [plin]
• Rhymes: -in

Noun

плин • (plin) m (relational adjective плински)

1. natural gas

Declension

Declension of плин

	singular	plural
indefinite	плин (plin)	плинови (plinovi)
definite unspecified	плинот (plinot)	плиновите (plinovite)
definite proximal	плинов (plinov)	плиновиве (plinovive)
definite distal	плинон (plinon)	плиновине (plinovine)
vocative	плину (plinu)	плинови (plinovi)
count form	—	плина (plina)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech plyn. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plîːn/

Noun

пли̑н m (Latin spelling plȋn)

1. (Croatia) gas (state of matter)

   Synonym: (Bosnia, Serbia) га̑с

Declension

Declension of плин

	singular	plural
nominative	пли̑н	пли̏нови
genitive	плина	плинова
dative	плину	плиновима
accusative	плин	плинове
vocative	плине	плинови
locative	плину	плиновима
instrumental	плином	плиновима

Further reading

• “плин”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

Deverbal from пли́нути (plýnuty).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɫɪn]

• Audio:

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Noun

плин • (plyn) m inan (genitive пли́ну, uncountable)

1. flow

   Synonym: течія́ (tečijá)

2. current, stream

   Synonyms: поті́к (potík), течія́ (tečijá)

3. (dialectal) liquid

   Synonym: рідина́ (ridyná)

Declension

Declension of плин (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	плин plyn
genitive	пли́ну plýnu
dative	пли́нові, пли́ну plýnovi, plýnu
accusative	плин plyn
instrumental	пли́ном plýnom
locative	пли́ну, пли́ні plýnu, plýni
vocative	пли́не plýne

Derived terms

• вплин (vplyn)
• напли́нок n (naplýnok)
• пли́нний (plýnnyj)

Related terms

• пла́вати impf (plávaty)
• пли́нути impf (plýnuty)
• плисти́ impf (plystý)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “плин”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “плин”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “плин”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “плин”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)