линь
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lin"
Russian
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)
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)