млин

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mlinъ (from 0-grade of ме́ля (mélja, “to mince”) +‎ -ин (-in)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mlin]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -in

Noun

млин • (mlin) m (diminutive мли́нец) (dialectal)

1. type of pastry: blin, phyllo

Declension

Declension of млин

	singular	plural
indefinite	млин mlin	мли́нове mlínove
definite (subject form)	мли́нът mlínǎt	мли́новете mlínovete
definite (object form)	мли́на mlína
count form	—	мли́на mlína

Alternative forms

• мли́на f (mlína)

Related terms

• мли́во (mlívo, “kibble, ground grains”) (dialectal)

References

• “млин”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “млин”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899), “млинъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 74
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “млин”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 169

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mъlinъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mlin]
• Rhymes: -in

Noun

млин • (mlin) m (plural млинови)

1. (dialectal) mill

   Synonym: мелница (melnica)

Declension

Declension of млин

	singular	plural
indefinite	млин (mlin)	млинови (mlinovi)
definite unspecified	млинот (mlinot)	млиновите (mlinovite)
definite proximal	млинов (mlinov)	млиновиве (mlinovive)
definite distal	млинон (mlinon)	млиновине (mlinovine)
vocative	млину (mlinu)	млинови (mlinovi)
count form	—	млина (mlina)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mъlinъ, from Old High German mulin, from Latin molīnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mlîn/

Noun

мли̏н m inan (Latin spelling mlȉn)

1. mill

Declension

Declension of млин

	singular	plural
nominative	мли̏н	млѝнови
genitive	млина	млинова
dative	млину	млиновима
accusative	млин	млинове
vocative	млине	млинови
locative	млину	млиновима
instrumental	млином	млиновима

Further reading

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mъlinъ, from Old High German mulin, from Latin molīnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɫɪn]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

млин • (mlyn) m inan (genitive млина́, nominative plural млини́, genitive plural млині́в)

1. mill

Declension

Declension of млин
(inan hard masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	млин mlyn	млини́ mlyný
genitive	млина́ mlyná	млині́в mlynív
dative	млино́ві, млину́ mlynóvi, mlynú	млина́м mlynám
accusative	млин mlyn	млини́ mlyný
instrumental	млино́м mlynóm	млина́ми mlynámy
locative	млину́, млині́ mlynú, mlyní	млина́х mlynáx
vocative	мли́не mlýne	млини́ mlyný

References

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