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glin

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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 )

(anatomy ) knee

Mutation

Mutation of *glin*
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard
singular	glin	c'hlin	unchanged	klin
plural	glinoù	c'hlinoù	unchanged	klinoù

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Breton.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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 )

knee

Mutation

Mutation of *glin*
radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
glin	lin	unchanged	klin	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

"glin" in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Polish

Chemical element ^{(edit )}

Al
Atomic number 13
glin

Classification data

Period	3
Group	13
Block	p-block
Class	post-transition metal

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glin

Pronunciation

IPA ^(key): /ˈɡlin/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -in
Syllabification: glin
Homophone: Glin

Etymology 1

Noun

glin m inan (related adjective glinowy )

aluminium
Synonym: aluminium

Declension

Declension of glin

singular
nominative	glin
genitive	glinu
dative	glinowi
accusative	glin
instrumental	glinem
locative	glinie
vocative	glinie

Related terms

nouns

glinianin

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

glin f

genitive plural of glina

References

Further reading

"glin", in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
"glin", in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Swedish

Alternative forms

gli

Etymology

From gli ("fry (young fish)"). Compare English small fry .

Noun

glin n

(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**
nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	glin	glins
singular	definite	glinet	glinets
plural	indefinite	glin	glins
plural	definite	glinen	glinens

Derived terms

småglin ("small child")

References

"gli", in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
"gli", in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
"gli", in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

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 )

knee

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of *glin*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
glin	lin	nglin	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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