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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līnǭ

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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From *līną (flax), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (flax). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic льнъ (lĭnŭ, flax), Lithuanian linai, linas (flax), Latin līnum (flax, thread, linen, cable), Latin līnea (linen, string, chord, thread), Old Irish lín (flax, linen, thread, net), Ancient Greek λίνον (línon, flax, linen, thread, garment).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*līnǭ f

  1. (flaxen) line, chord, rope, string
    Synonyms: *raipaz, *sailą

Inflection

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ōn-stemDeclension of *līnǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *līnǭ *līnōniz
vocative *līnǭ *līnōniz
accusative *līnōnų *līnōnunz
genitive *līnōniz *līnōnǫ̂
dative *līnōni *līnōmaz
instrumental *līnōnē *līnōmiz

Descendants

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