liin

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Estonian

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Etymology

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Likely from Middle Low German lîne, from Old Saxon *līna, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (line, rope, flaxen cord, thread), from *līną (flax).

Hypothetised to be derived from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (flax), although it's impossible to reconstruct a common PIE protoform due to discrepancies with other European branches and absence of cognates outside of Europe.

If originally a non-IE loanword, locating the source is impossible because cultivation of linen was widespread in the region since the Neolithic.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈliːn/

Noun

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liin (genitive liini, partitive liini)

  1. line (e.g. a bus line)

Declension

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Declension of liin (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative liin liinid
accusative nom.
gen. liini
genitive liinide
partitive liini liine
liinisid
illative liini
liinisse
liinidesse
liinesse
inessive liinis liinides
liines
elative liinist liinidest
liinest
allative liinile liinidele
liinele
adessive liinil liinidel
liinel
ablative liinilt liinidelt
liinelt
translative liiniks liinideks
liineks
terminative liinini liinideni
essive liinina liinidena
abessive liinita liinideta
comitative liiniga liinidega

Kalo Finnish Romani

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Noun

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liin m (genitive liinesko, nominative plural liine, genitive plural liinengo)

  1. book
  2. letter
  3. paper

Derived terms

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Somali

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Etymology

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From Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn).

Noun

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liin ?

  1. lemon

Võro

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *litna.

Noun

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liin (genitive liina, partitive liina)

  1. town

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.