klin

See also: klín, and klin-

Cornish

Noun

klin

1. Hard mutation of glin.

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Kashubian

Noun

klin m

1. womb

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *klinъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [klʲin]

Noun

klin m (diminutive klinašk or klink)

1. wedge

Declension

Declension of klin

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	klin	klina	kliny
Genitive	klina	klinowu	klinow
Dative	klinoju	klinoma	klinam
Accusative	klin	klina	kliny
Instrumental	klinom	klinoma	klinami
Locative	klinje	klinoma	klinach

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “klin”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “klin”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

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Maltese

Alternative forms

• iklin, iklil, inklin, klil

Etymology

From Arabic إِكْلِيل الْجَبَل‎ (ʔiklīl al-jabal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kliːn/

Noun

klin m

1. rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klinъ.

Noun

klin m inan

1. wedge
2. (military) wedge formation
3. (colloquial) a shot of alcohol drunk to overcome a hangover, hair of the dog

Declension

Declension of klin

	singular	plural
nominative	klin	kliny
genitive	klina	klinów
dative	klinowi	klinom
accusative	klin	kliny
instrumental	klinem	klinami
locative	klinie	klinach
vocative	klinie	kliny

Derived terms

• kliniec
• klinowy

 

Further reading

• klin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• klin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *klinъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klîn/

Noun

klȉn m (Cyrillic spelling кли̏н)

1. wedge
2. nail (spike-shaped metal fastener)

Declension

Declension of klin

	singular	plural
nominative	klin	klinovi
genitive	klina	klinova
dative	klinu	klinovima
accusative	klin	klinove
vocative	kline	klinovi
locative	klinu	klinovima
instrumental	klinom	klinovima

Related terms

• klȁti

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English clean.

Adjective

klin

1. clean

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Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *klinъ.

Noun

klin m

1. wedge

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Vilamovian

Pronunciation

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Adjective

klīn

1. small

Antonyms

• grūs

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Volapük

Noun

klin (nominative plural klins)

1. inclination

Declension

declension of klin

	singular	plural
nominative	klin	klins
genitive	klina	klinas
dative	kline	klines
accusative	klini	klinis
vocative 1	o klin!	o klins!
predicative 2	klinu	klinus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From ; related to .

Verb

1. To smear (butter on bread.)