linne

See also: Linne

English

Etymology

See linen.

Noun

linne

  1. (obsolete) flax

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Irish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

linne

  1. genitive singular of linn

Etymology 2

linn +‎ -ne

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʲɪn̠ʲə/

Pronoun

linne

  1. first-person plural emphatic of le

Middle English

Etymology 1

Verb

linne

  1. alternative form of linnen

Etymology 2

Adjective

linne

  1. alternative form of lynnen

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlin.ne/

Verb

linne

  1. inflection of linnan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. singular present subjunctive

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lind

Pronunciation

Noun

linne f (genitive singular linne, plural linneachan or linntean)

  1. firth
  2. pond, pool
  3. waterfall

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.

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Noun

linne n

  1. linen
  2. 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
  3. a camisole
    Synonym: kamisol
  4. (somewhat dated) a nightgown, a nightdress
    Synonyms: nattlinne, särk
    Hon öppnade dörren i bara linnet
    She answered the door in just her nightgown

Declension

Declension of linne
nominative genitive
singular indefinite linne linnes
definite linnet linnets
plural indefinite linnen linnens
definite linnena linnenas

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