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Cornish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *olīnā (“elbow; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend”). Cognate with Welsh elin, Breton ilin, Scottish Gaelic uileann, Irish uillinn; non-Celtic cognates include Latin ulna, Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
elin m (dual dewelin, plural elinnyow)
Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
elää (“to live”) + -in (instrumental suffix). Coined by Finnish folklorist and linguist Daniel Europaeus in 1853.
Noun[edit]
elin
- organ (larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions)
- (euphemistic) penis
- Synonyms: see siitin
- (euphemistic) penis
- body (organisation, company or other authoritative group, such as a governmental body)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of elin (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | elin | elimet | ||
genitive | elimen | elimien elinten | ||
partitive | elintä | elimiä | ||
illative | elimeen | elimiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | elin | elimet | ||
accusative | nom. | elin | elimet | |
gen. | elimen | |||
genitive | elimen | elimien elinten | ||
partitive | elintä | elimiä | ||
inessive | elimessä | elimissä | ||
elative | elimestä | elimistä | ||
illative | elimeen | elimiin | ||
adessive | elimellä | elimillä | ||
ablative | elimeltä | elimiltä | ||
allative | elimelle | elimille | ||
essive | elimenä | eliminä | ||
translative | elimeksi | elimiksi | ||
abessive | elimettä | elimittä | ||
instructive | — | elimin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
- aistinelin
- edustuselin
- elimenluovuttaja
- elimenluovutus
- elimensiirto
- elinkauppa
- elinkierto
- elinluovuttaja
- elinluovutus
- elinmuutos
- elinpankki
- elinsiirre
- elinsiirto
- elintenluovuttaja
- elintenluovutus
- elintensiirto
- elintestamentti
- elintoiminto
- erityselin
- hajuelin
- hallintoelin
- hengityselin
- johtoelin
- kiipimäelin
- kone-elin
- koneenelin
- kuoppaelin
- kuuloelin
- kyynelelin
- lainsäädäntäelin
- lainsäädäntöelin
- leviämiselin
- liikuntaelin
- lisääntymiselin
- monielinhäiriö
- monielinvaurio
- näköelin
- paikalliselin
- paritteluelin
- puhe-elin
- puolue-elin
- pääte-elin
- päätäntäelin
- rintaelin
- ruoansulatuselin
- siirtoelin
- sisäelin
- soluelin
- sovituselin
- standardointielin
- sukuelin
- sukupuolielin
- symmetrointielin
- synnytinelimet
- sähköelin
- tarttumaelin
- tasapainoelin
- tekoelin
- tiedusteluelin
- toimeenpanoelin
- toimielin
- tukielinsairaus
- tulenjohtoelin
- tuntoelin
- valmisteluelin
- valoelin
- valtioelin
- valvontaelin
- varastoelin
- verenkiertoelin
- virtsaelimet
- virtsaelin
- vitaalielin
- yhdyselin
- yhteiselin
- yhteistyöelin
- äänielin
- ääntöelimet
- ääntöelin
Further reading[edit]
- “elin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
elin
Anagrams[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
elin m or n (feminine singular elină, masculine plural elini, feminine and neuter plural eline)
- Alternative form of elen
Declension[edit]
Declension of elin
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Welsh elinou, from Proto-Celtic *olīnā (“elbow; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend”).
Cognates
Cognate with Cornish elin, Breton ilin, Scottish Gaelic uileann, Irish uillinn; non-Celtic cognates include Old English eln(bōga), Latin ulna, Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛlɪn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeːlɪn/, /ˈɛlɪn/
Noun[edit]
elin f (plural elinoedd or elinau)
Derived terms[edit]
- penelin (“elbow”)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
elin | unchanged | unchanged | helin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “elin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Cornish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Cornish lemmas
- Cornish nouns
- Cornish masculine nouns
- kw:Anatomy
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/elin
- Rhymes:Finnish/elin/2 syllables
- Finnish terms suffixed with -in (instrumental)
- Finnish terms coined by Daniel Europaeus
- Finnish coinages
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish euphemisms
- Finnish kytkin-type nominals
- Finnish non-lemma forms
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