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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]
el- + -in. Coined by Finnish folklorist and linguist Daniel Europaeus in 1853.
Noun[edit]
elin
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 | |
instructive | — | elimin | |
abessive | elimettä | elimittä | |
comitative | — | elimineen |
Possessive forms of elin (type kytkin) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | elimeni | elimemme |
2nd person | elimesi | elimenne |
3rd person | elimensä |
Derived terms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
compounds
- aistinelin
- edustuselin
- elimensiirto
- elinpankki
- elinsiirto
- elintestamentti
- hallintoelin
- hengityselin
- johtoelin
- kiipimäelin
- kone-elin
- koneenelin
- lainsäädäntäelin
- leviämiselin
- liikuntaelin
- lisääntymiselin
- näköelin
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
elin
- First-person singular indicative past form of elää.
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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