clin

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Asturian[edit]

Noun[edit]

clin m (plural clines)

  1. shot (small portion of alcoholic drink)

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Middle French clin, related to the verb cligner.

Noun[edit]

clin m (plural clins)

  1. Found only in the expression clin d’œil (wink, instant).
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Middle French clinc, from Middle Dutch klinken.

Noun[edit]

clin m (plural clins)

  1. (nautical) lapstrake, clinker

Further reading[edit]

Middle French[edit]

Adjective[edit]

clin

  1. inclined, bent

Noun[edit]

clin m (plural clins)

  1. inclining, inclination
  2. squint

Descendants[edit]

  • French: clin

Further reading[edit]

  • clin on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old Occitan[edit]

Adjective[edit]

clin

  1. inclined

References[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Noun[edit]

clin m (plural clini)

  1. Obsolete form of crin.

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • clin in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN