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)

  1. (anatomy) knee

Inflection

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  Mutation of glin  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehard
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)

  1. knee

Mutation
  Mutation of glin  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
glin lin unchanged klin unchanged unchanged

Polish
Chemical element
Al
Previous: magnez (Mg)
Next: krzem (Si)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡlin/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: glin

Noun

glin m inan

  1. aluminum
    Synonym: aluminium
Declension
Declension of glin
singular
nominative glin
genitive glinu
dative glinowi
accusative glin
instrumental glinem
locative glinie
vocative glinie
Derived terms
adjective

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

glin f

  1. genitive plural of glina

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

  1. (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
Declension of glin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative glin glinet glin glinen
Genitive glins glinets glins glinens

Derived terms

References

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)

  1. knee

Synonyms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
glin lin nglin unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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