lin

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lin"

Translingual

Symbol

lin

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Lingala.

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English linnen, from Old English linnan (“to cease from, desist, lose, yield up”), from Proto-Germanic *linnaną (“to turn, move aside, avoid”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“to elude, avoid, shrink from”). Cognate with Danish linne (“to stop, rest”), dialectal Swedish linna (“to pause, rest”), Icelandic linna (“to stop, rest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪn/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Homophone: Lynn
• Rhymes: -ɪn

Verb

lin (third-person singular simple present lins, present participle linning, simple past linned or lan, past participle linned or lun)

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To desist, to stop to cease.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

     Halfe furious vnto his foe he came, / Resolv'd in minde all suddenly to win, / Or soone to lose, before he once would lin [...].

   • 1684, Meriton, Praise Ale, 1.46 (quoted in the EDD):

     Till all war deaun I knaw thou wad not lin.

   • 1822, The Three Perils of Man, James Hogg, I. 238:

     He never linned till he had taen away every chicken that the wife had.

Derived terms

• blin

Etymology 2

See English linn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪn/

Noun

lin (plural lins)

1. Alternative spelling of linn

   a roaring lin

   • 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 9 p. 134:

     And therefore, to recount her Rivers, from their Lins (marginal gloss) Meeres or Pooles, from whence Rivers spring

   • c. 1735-1801, John Millar, poem, published in 1979, William Christian Lehmann, John Millar of Glasgow, 1735-1801, page 414:

     Here the hammer's active din / Blends with sound of roaring lin.

   • 1776, David Herd, George Paton, Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, Heroic Ballads, Etc, page 20, "Binnorie":

     Whan they came to the roaring lin, She drave unwitting Isabel in.

   • 1814, J. H. Craig [pseudonym; James Hogg], The Hunting of Badlewe: A Dramatic Tale, London: H[enry] Colburn; Edinburgh: G. Goldie, →OCLC, page 1; quoted in “The Hunting of Badlewe, a Dramatic Tale. 8vo. Edin. 1814. [From the Scottish Review.]”, in The Analectic Magazine, Containing Selections from Foreign Reviews and Magazines, together with Original Miscellaneous Compositions, volume V (New Series), Philadelphia, Pa.: Published and sold by Moses Thomas, […], May 1815, →OCLC, pages 353–354:

     What seek we here / Amid this waste where desolation scowls, / And the red torrent, brawling down the linn, / Sings everlasting discord?

   • 1827, Jane Porter, The Scottish Chiefs, page 51:

     A step farther might be on the firm earth; but more probably it would be illusive, and dash him into the roaring Lin, where he would be ingulfed at once in its furious whirlpool.

   • 1861, Alexander McLachlan, The Emigrant: And Other Poems, page 201:

     O ye were ne ' er the ane to fret,

     But kept my heart aboon,

     Wi ' smiles sweet as when first we met,

     By Locher ' s roaring lin.

Etymology 3

From Middle English lin, from Old English līn (“flax, linen, cloth”). For more information, see the entry linen, lint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪn/, /laɪn/

Noun

lin (plural lins)

1. (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, especially in compounds) Alternative form of line (“flax, linen”)

   a lin apron, lin-break, lin-brake, a lin cap, lin-clout, lin-garn/lin-yarn, lin-man, lin-weaver/lin-webster, lin-wheel

   • 1775, John Watson, The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Halifax, page 16:

     […] to Sowerby-bridge, about twenty-four measured miles, wheel carriages would go in one day; and on that account they concluded that the manufacture of that place, Warrington, &c. would be much readier and cheaper supplied with lin-yarn, flax, &c. from the east, […]
     1641.—14 yards of femble cloth, 12s. ; 8 yards of linen, 6s. 8d. ; 20 yards of harden, 10s. ; 5 linen sheets, 1l. ; 7 linen pillow bears, 8s. ; 2 femble sheets and a line hard sheet, 10s. ; 3 linen towels, 4s. ; 6 lin curtains and a vallance, 12s. ; […]

   • 1864, Poems, Preston, section 8:

     A yerd a gooid lin check.

   • 1866, Gilpin, Songs, 233:

     Paddeys wi' their feyne lin' ware.

   • 1874 (ed. of 1879), Waugh, Chim. Corner, 27:

     Hoo wur stonnin' i' th' front of a weshin'-mug, wi' a lin brat afore her.

References

• “lin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• -nil-, NIL, nil

Chinese

Etymology

Romanisation of 𢆡 (nin¹).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lin¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lin¹
    • Yale: līn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːn⁵⁵/

Noun

lin

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) Nonstandard form of 𢆡 (“nipple”).

lin

1. Nonstandard spelling of līn.
2. Nonstandard spelling of lín.
3. Nonstandard spelling of lǐn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of lìn.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Latin linum

Noun

lin m (singulative linen)

1. linen, flax

Etymology 2

From Latin linea

Noun

lin m (plural linyow)

1. line

Etymology 3

From Proto-Celtic *lī-no-.

Noun

lin m (plural linyow)

1. fluid, liquid
2. lotion

Etymology 4

Noun

lin

1. Soft mutation of glin.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lin/

• Audio

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Pronoun

lin

1. accusative of li; him

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Latin līnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Noun

lin m (plural lins)

1. linen
2. flax (the plant)

Related terms

• ligne
• linge

Further reading

• “lin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• Nil

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin līnum.

Noun

lin m

1. linen
2. flax

Related terms

• linie

Galician

Verb

lin

1. first-person plural preterite indicative of ler

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch lijn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪn]
• Hyphenation: lin

Noun

lin

1. line

   Synonym: garis

2. band

   Synonym: pita

3. a route, a line (of transport, especially of public transport and airlines).

   Synonyms: jalur, rute

Further reading

• “lin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Mandarin

Romanization

lin

1. Nonstandard spelling of līn.
2. Nonstandard spelling of lín.
3. Nonstandard spelling of lǐn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of lìn.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

Noun

lin (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of lyne

References

• “lin,, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 April 2018.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin linum, via Old Norse lín.

Noun

lin n (definite singular linet)

1. (botany) flax
2. (fabric) linen

Derived terms

• linolje
• lintøy

References

• “lin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin linum, via Old Norse lín.

Noun

lin n (definite singular linet)

1. (botany) flax
2. (fabric) linen

Derived terms

• linolje
• lintøy

References

• “lin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin linea (“a line”).

Noun

lin oblique singular, m (oblique plural lins, nominative singular lins, nominative plural lin)

1. line (lineage; descent)

Polish

lin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lin/

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• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: lin

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *linъ, further etymology uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Slavic *linjati, see Russian линь (linʹ).

Noun

lin m animal

1. tench (Tinca tinca)

Declension

Declension of lin

	singular	plural
nominative	lin	liny
genitive	lina	linów
dative	linowi	linom
accusative	lina	liny
instrumental	linem	linami
locative	linie	linach
vocative	linie	liny

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lin f

1. genitive plural of lina

Further reading

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

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lin/
• Rhymes: -in

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lenus, from Latin lenis.

Adjective

lin m or n (feminine singular lină, masculine plural lini, feminine and neuter plural line)

1. even, smooth

   Synonym: neted

2. calm, quiet

   Synonyms: calm, liniștit

3. mild, gentle, sweet

   Synonym: blând

Declension

Declension of lin

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	lin		lină	lini	line
	definite	linul		lina	linii	linele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	lin		line	lini	line
	definite	linului		linei	linelor	linilor

Derived terms

• liniște

See also

• senin

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Bulgarian лин (lin), from Proto-Slavic *linъ.

Noun

lin m (plural lini)

1. tench (Tinca tinca)

Declension

Declension of lin

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) lin	linul	(niște) lini	linii
genitive/dative	(unui) lin	linului	(unor) lini	linilor
vocative	linule		linilor

Swedish

lin

Etymology

From Old Norse lín, from Proto-Germanic *līną. Cognate with English linen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːn/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

lin n

1. flax (plant)

Declension

Declension of lin
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lin	linet	—	—
Genitive	lins	linets	—	—

Related terms

• linberedning
• linblomma
• linfält
• linolja
• lintråd
• linne

See also

• lina

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin līnum. Compare Italian lino.

Noun

lin m (plural lini)

1. flax
2. linen (fibre)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːn/

Noun

lin

1. Soft mutation of glin.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
glin	lin	nglin	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Noun

lin

1. Soft mutation of llin.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llin	lin	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.