lín

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lin"

Czech

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)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 临
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 亃
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啅
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 壣
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嶙
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 惏
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 斴
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 晽
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 暽
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 林
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 淋
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 滰
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 潾
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瀶
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 燐 / 磷
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獜
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 琳
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 璘
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 甐
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疄
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痳
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瞵
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 矝
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 碄
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 磵 / 𰧃
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 箖
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 粦 / 磷
28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 粼
29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 綝 / 𬘭
30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 繗 / 𬙈
31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罧
32. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 翷
33. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 臨 / 临
34. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 轔 / 辚
35. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 遴
36. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鄰 / 邻
37. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鏻 / 𬭸
38. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 隣 / 邻
39. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 霖
40. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 驎 / 𬴊
41. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鱗 / 鳞
42. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 麐 / 麟
43. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㔂
44. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 膦

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [l͈ʲiːn]
• (vocative/genitive singular) IPA^(key): [l͈ʲiːnʲ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *līnom (“flood, flow”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyH- (“flow”).

Noun

lín n

1. full number, complement (in numbers)
2. (followed by the genitive of another noun or verbal noun) number sufficient to perform a particular deed, full complement
3. great number, multitude
4. as many as
5. (law) party

Inflection

Neuter u-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	línN	línL	línL, lína
vocative	línN	línL	lín
accusative	línN	línL	lín
genitive	línoH, línaH	línoN, línaN	línN
dative	línL	línaib	línaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• línaid
• línmar

Descendants

• Irish: líon (“full number”)

Verb

lín

1. second-person singular imperative of línaid

Verb

·lín

1. inflection of línaid:
   1. third-person singular preterite conjunctive
   2. first-person singular present subjunctive conjunctive

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *līnom (“flax”).

Noun

lín n

1. linen, cloth, thread
2. flax
3. (fishing) net
4. (hunting) net, snare

Inflection

Neuter o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	línN	línN	línL, lína
vocative	línN	línN	línL, lína
accusative	línN	línN	línL, lína
genitive	línL	lín	línN
dative	línL	línaib	línaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• línach
• línaige
• línecda
• línide
• línrad

Descendants

• Irish: líon (“flax”)
• Scottish Gaelic: lìon (“net”)

Mutation

Mutation of lín

radical	lenition	nasalization
lín also llín after a proclitic ending in a vowel	lín pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language