линь

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lin"

Russian

линьTinca tinca

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲinʲ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *linь, further etymology uncertain. Possibly a suffixal derivation from Proto-Slavic *linjati.

Noun

линь • (linʹ) m anim (genitive линя́, nominative plural лини́, genitive plural лине́й)

  1. tench
Declension

References

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1988), “*linь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 15 (*lětina – *lokačь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 112

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch lijn (literally thin rope).

Noun

линь • (linʹ) m inan (genitive линя́, nominative plural лини́, genitive plural лине́й)

  1. (nautical) line
Declension
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