lyn

See also: Lyn

English

Etymology

See linn.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪn

Noun

lyn (plural lyns)

1. Alternative form of linn (“waterfall”)

References

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

Danish

Etymology

Ultimately from the root of lys (“light, bright”) (Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyːn/, [lyːˀn]

Noun

lyn n (singular definite lynet, plural indefinite lyn)

1. lightning

Inflection

Declension of lyn

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lyn	lynet	lyn	lynene
genitive	lyns	lynets	lyns	lynenes

Verb

lyn

1. imperative of lyne

Further reading

• “lyn” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

lyn (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of lyne

Etymology 2

Noun

lyn

1. Alternative form of lynde

Etymology 3

Verb

lyn

1. Alternative form of linnen

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

lyn n (definite singular lynet, indefinite plural lyn, definite plural lyna or lynene)

1. (a flash of) lightning

Derived terms

• lynkrig
• lynnedslag
• lynrask

References

• “lyn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ljon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyːn/

Noun

lyn n (definite singular lynet, indefinite plural lyn, definite plural lyna)

1. (a flash of) lightning

Derived terms

• lynkrig
• lynnedslag
• lynrask

References

• “lyn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse lyn, ultimately from the root of lys (“light, bright”) (Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǿʏːn /

Noun

lyn n

1. lightning

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /lɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /lɪn/

Noun

lyn

1. Soft mutation of glyn.

Mutation

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

Noun

lyn

1. Soft mutation of llyn.

Mutation

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

West Frisian

Adverb

lyn

1. ago

   twa jier lyn

   two years ago

Further reading

• “lyn (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011