alin

See also: alın

Finnish

Etymology

Superlative form of the root ala-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlin/, [ˈɑlin]
• Rhymes: -ɑlin
• Syllabification^(key): a‧lin

Adjective

alin (not comparable)

1. lowest, undermost, lowermost

Declension

Inflection of alin (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation)
nominative		alin	alimmat
genitive		alimman	alimpien alinten
partitive		alinta	alimpia
illative		alimpaan	alimpiin
		singular	plural
nominative		alin	alimmat
accusative	nom.	alin	alimmat
	gen.	alimman
genitive		alimman	alimpien alinten alimpainrare
partitive		alinta	alimpia
inessive		alimmassa	alimmissa
elative		alimmasta	alimmista
illative		alimpaan	alimpiin
adessive		alimmalla	alimmilla
ablative		alimmalta	alimmilta
allative		alimmalle	alimmille
essive		alimpana	alimpina
translative		alimmaksi	alimmiksi
instructive		—	alimmin
abessive		alimmatta	alimmitta
comitative		—	alimpine

Possessive forms of alin (type sisin)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	alimpani	alimpamme
2nd person	alimpasi	alimpanne
3rd person	alimpansa

Antonyms

• ylin

Derived terms

• alimmas
• alimpaa
• alimpana

Anagrams

• lain, lian, nila

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫln, alin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːlɪn/

  Rhymes: -aːlɪn

Noun

alin f (genitive singular álnar, nominative plural álnir)

1. ell (unit of measurement)

Declension

declension of alin

alin	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alin	alinin	álnir	álnirnar
accusative	alin	alinina	álnir	álnirnar
dative	alin	alininni	álnum	álnunum
genitive	álnar	álnarinnar	álna	álnanna

Jurchen

Etymology

Compare Manchu ᠠᠯᡳᠨ (alin)

Noun

alin

1. mountain

Descendants

• Manchu: ᠠᠪᡴᠠ (abka)

Manchu

Romanization

alin

1. Romanization of ᠠᠯᡳᠨ (alin)

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *alinō, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-. Compare English ell.

Noun

alin f (genitive alnar, plural alnar or alnir)

1. Alternative form of ǫln

Declension

  Declension of alin (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alin	alinin	alnar, alnir	alnarnar, alnirnar
accusative	alin	alinina	alnar, alnir	alnarnar, alnirnar
dative	alin	alininni	ǫlnum	ǫlnunum
genitive	alnar	alnarinnar	alna	alnanna

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

alin

1. inflection of alinn:
   1. strong feminine nominative singular
   2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

References

• “alin”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈlin]

Etymology 1

Back-formation from alina

Adverb

alin

1. slowly

Etymology 2

Verb

alin

1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of alina

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central arin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlin/, [ʔɐˈlin]

• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlen/, [ʔɐˈlen]
• Hyphenation: a‧lin

Pronoun

alín (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜈ᜔, plural alin-alin)

1. (interrogative) which

Derived terms

• alin-alin
• alinman