clin

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

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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

• ciller

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French clinc, from Middle Dutch klinken.

Noun

clin m (plural clins)

1. (nautical) lapstrake, clinker

Further reading

• “clin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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

• Notice bibliographique Lexique roman

Romanian

Noun

clin m (plural clini)

1. Obsolete form of crin.

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	clin	clinul		clini	clinii
genitive-dative	clin	clinului		clini	clinilor
vocative	clinule			clinilor

References

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