linne
See also: Linne
English
Etymology
See linen.
Noun
linne
- (obsolete) flax
References
- “linne”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Irish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
linne
- genitive singular of linn
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlʲɪn̠ʲə/
Pronoun
linne
Middle English
Etymology 1
Verb
linne
- alternative form of linnen
Etymology 2
Adjective
linne
- alternative form of lynnen
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlin.ne/
Verb
linne
- inflection of linnan:
- first-person singular present indicative
- singular present subjunctive
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
linne f (genitive singular linne, plural linneachan or linntean)
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish linne, from Middle Low German linne. Doublet of lin. Arguably a back-formation by misinterpreting archaic linnet n (adjective), from linnen c (adjective), as a noun. See Proto-West Germanic *līnīn.
Pronunciation
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Noun
linne n
- linen
- a tank top, a singlet, (UK) a vest
- Jag har på mig ett linne för att visa upp min muskulösa kropp
- I am wearing a tank top to show off my muscular body
- ett linne är ett ärmlöst plagg
- a tank top is a sleeveless garment
- a camisole
- Synonym: kamisol
- (somewhat dated) a nightgown, a nightdress
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | linne | linnes |
| definite | linnet | linnets | |
| plural | indefinite | linnen | linnens |
| definite | linnena | linnenas |
Derived terms
- bordslinne
- linneförråd
- linneskjorta
- linneskåp
- nattlinne
- sänglinne
References
- linne in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- linne in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- linne in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- linne in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)