elin

See also: Elin, Elín, and elin-

Cornish

Etymology

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

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈɛlɪn]

Noun

elin m (dual dewelin, plural elinnyow)

1. elbow

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelin/, [ˈe̞lin]
• Rhymes: -elin
• Syllabification: e‧lin

Etymology 1

el- +‎ -in. Coined by Finnish folklorist and linguist Daniel Europaeus in 1853.

Noun

elin

1. organ of an organism
2. governmental body
3. member (penis)

Declension

Inflection of elin (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)
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)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	elimeni	elimemme
2nd person	elimesi	elimenne
3rd person	elimensä

Derived terms

• elimellinen
• elimistö

Compounds

compounds

• aistinelin
• edustuselin
• elimensiirto
• elinpankki
• elinsiirto
• elintestamentti
• hallintoelin
• hengityselin
• johtoelin
• kiipimäelin
• kone-elin
• koneenelin
• lainsäädäntäelin
• leviämiselin
• liikuntaelin
• lisääntymiselin
• näköelin

• paikalliselin
• paritteluelin
• puhe-elin
• puolue-elin
• pääte-elin
• päätäntäelin
• rintaelin
• sisäelin
• soluelin
• sovituselin
• standardointielin
• sukuelin
• sukupuolielin
• symmetrointielin
• synnytinelimet
• sähköelin
• tarttumaelin

• tasapainoelin
• tekoelin
• tiedusteluelin
• toimielin
• tulenjohtoelin
• tuntoelin
• valmisteluelin
• valoelin
• valtioelin
• verenkiertoelin
• virtsaelin
• yhdyselin
• yhteiselin
• yhteistyöelin
• äänielin
• ääntöelimet

Etymology 2

Verb

elin

1. First-person singular indicative past form of elää.

Anagrams

• lein, neli, neli-

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Romanian

Adjective

elin m or n (feminine singular elină, masculine plural elini, feminine and neuter plural eline)

1. Alternative form of elen

Declension

Declension of elin

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	elin		elină	elini	eline
	definite	elinul		elina	elinii	elinele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	elin		eline	elini	eline
	definite	elinului		elinei	elinilor	elinelor

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Welsh

Etymology

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

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlɪn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeːlɪn/, /ˈɛlɪn/

Noun

elin f (plural elinoedd or elinau)

1. (anatomy) elbow

   Synonym: penelin

2. (anatomy) forearm

   Synonym: rhagfraich

3. angle, bend

Derived terms

• penelin (“elbow”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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

• 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