lins

See also: Lins, lîns, and -lins

English

Noun

lins

1. plural of lin

Anagrams

• LISN, nils

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

lins m

1. plural of lin

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

lins

1. singular imperative of linsen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of linsen

Latvian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Slavic *linъ of uncertain origin, see Russian линь (linʹ).

Noun

lins m (1st declension)

1. (rare) flax (usually used form of plural lini)

Declension

Declension of lins (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	lins	lini
accusative (akuzatīvs)	linu	linus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	lina	linu
dative (datīvs)	linam	liniem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	linu	liniem
locative (lokatīvs)	linā	linos
vocative (vokatīvs)	lin	lini

Romanian

Etymology

Past participle of linge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lins]

Participle

lins

1. past participle of linge (“licked”)

Adjective

lins

1. (of hair) sleek, smoothed

Declension

Declension of lins

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	lins		linsă	linși	linse
	definite	linsul		linsa	linșii	linsele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	lins		linse	linși	linse
	definite	linsului		linsei	linșilor	linselor

Swedish

Etymology 1

linser

Noun

lins c

1. lentil, pulse (legume), the plant Lens culinaris and its crop
2. a lens (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it)

Declension

Declension of lins

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lins	lins
	definite	linsen	linsens
plural	indefinite	linser	linsers
	definite	linserna	linsernas

Related terms

• kameralins
• kontaktlins
• linslus
• linssoppa

Etymology 2

Noun

lins n

1. indefinite genitive singular of lin

References

• lins in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lins in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lins in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Nils