линь

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Russian[edit]

линьTinca tinca

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *linь, further etymology uncertain. Possibly a suffixal derivation from Proto-Slavic *linjati.

Noun[edit]

линь (linʹm anim (genitive линя́, nominative plural лини́, genitive plural лине́й)

  1. tench
Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch lijn (literally thin rope).

Noun[edit]

линь (linʹm inan (genitive линя́, nominative plural лини́, genitive plural лине́й)

  1. (nautical) line
Declension[edit]