glin
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *glin, from Proto-Celtic *glūnos (compare Old Irish glún), dissimilated from *gnūn-, *gnūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡliːn/
Noun
glin m (plural glinoù, dual daoulin)
Mutation
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | glin | c'hlin | unchanged | klin |
| plural | glinoù | c'hlinoù | unchanged | klinoù |
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *glin, from Proto-Celtic *glūnos (compare Old Irish glún), dissimilated from *gnūn-, *gnūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡliːn]
Noun
glin m (dual dewlin, plural glinyow)
Mutation
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| glin | lin | unchanged | klin | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Polish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Al | |
| Previous: magnez (Mg) | |
| Next: krzem (Si) | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡlin/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: glin
Etymology 1
Back-formation from glinek.[1]
Noun
glin m inan (related adjective glinowy)
Declension
Related terms
- glinianin
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
glin f
- genitive plural of glina
References
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “glin”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
Further reading
- glin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- glin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From gli (“fry (young fish)”). Compare English small fry.
Noun
glin n
- (colloquial) scamp; a (mischievous) child
- Det sprang omkring några glin inne i affären
- Some scamps were running around inside the store
Usage notes
- Only gli appears for the singular in sources, though "ett småglin" is much more common than "ett smågli" on Google.
- Sometimes of adolescents or young adults in a derogatory sense, comparing them to children.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | glin | glins |
| definite | glinet | glinets | |
| plural | indefinite | glin | glins |
| definite | glinen | glinens |
Derived terms
- småglin (“small child”)
References
- gli in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gli in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gli in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *glin, from Proto-Celtic *glūnos (compare Old Irish glún), dissimilated from *gnūn-, *gnūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡliːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
Noun
glin m (plural gliniau)