"elin" meaning in Cornish

See elin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɛlɪn] [Revived-Middle-Cornish] Forms: dewelin [dual], elinyow [plural]
Etymology: From Old Cornish elin, from Proto-Brythonic *ölin, from Proto-Celtic *olīnā (“elbow; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend”). Cognate with Welsh elin, Breton ilin, Scottish Gaelic uileann, Irish uillinn; non-Celtic cognates include Latin ulna, Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē). Etymology templates: {{root|kw|ine-pro|*Heh₃l-}}, {{inh|kw|oco|elin}} Old Cornish elin, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*ölin}} Proto-Brythonic *ölin, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*olīnā|t=elbow; angle}} Proto-Celtic *olīnā (“elbow; angle”), {{der|kw|ine-pro|*Heh₃l-|t=to bend}} Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend”), {{cog|cy|elin}} Welsh elin, {{cog|br|ilin}} Breton ilin, {{cog|gd|uileann}} Scottish Gaelic uileann, {{cog|ga|uillinn}} Irish uillinn, {{cog|la|ulna}} Latin ulna, {{cog|grc|ὠλένη}} Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē) Head templates: {{head|kw|noun|dual|dewelin||{{{d2}}}|plural|elinyow||||||cat2=|g=m|head=}} elin m (dual dewelin, plural elinyow), {{kw-noun|m|y|d=e}} elin m (dual dewelin, plural elinyow)
  1. elbow Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-elin-kw-noun-boXr50WD Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Anatomy Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 86 14
  2. (geometry) angle Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-elin-kw-noun-STh4l77i Categories (other): Geometry Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: elin pedrek (english: right angle), lymmelin (english: acute angle), soghelin (english: obtuse angle)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "right angle",
      "translation": "right angle",
      "word": "elin pedrek"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "acute angle",
      "translation": "acute angle",
      "word": "lymmelin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "obtuse angle",
      "translation": "obtuse angle",
      "word": "soghelin"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*Heh₃l-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "oco",
        "3": "elin"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish elin",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*ölin"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *ölin",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*olīnā",
        "t": "elbow; angle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *olīnā (“elbow; angle”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*Heh₃l-",
        "t": "to bend"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "elin"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh elin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "ilin"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton ilin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "uileann"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic uileann",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "uillinn"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish uillinn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ulna"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ulna",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ὠλένη"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Cornish elin, from Proto-Brythonic *ölin, from Proto-Celtic *olīnā (“elbow; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend”). Cognate with Welsh elin, Breton ilin, Scottish Gaelic uileann, Irish uillinn; non-Celtic cognates include Latin ulna, Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dewelin",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elinyow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "dual",
        "4": "dewelin",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{d2}}}",
        "7": "plural",
        "8": "elinyow",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "elin m (dual dewelin, plural elinyow)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "y",
        "d": "e"
      },
      "expansion": "elin m (dual dewelin, plural elinyow)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "64 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "kw",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "kw:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elbow"
      ],
      "id": "en-elin-kw-noun-boXr50WD",
      "links": [
        [
          "elbow",
          "elbow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "kw",
          "name": "Geometry",
          "orig": "kw:Geometry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "angle"
      ],
      "id": "en-elin-kw-noun-STh4l77i",
      "links": [
        [
          "geometry",
          "geometry"
        ],
        [
          "angle",
          "angle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geometry) angle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geometry",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛlɪn]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Middle-Cornish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "elin"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Cornish lemmas",
    "Cornish masculine nouns",
    "Cornish nouns",
    "Cornish terms derived from Old Cornish",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Cornish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *Heh₃l-",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Old Cornish",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "kw:Anatomy"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "right angle",
      "translation": "right angle",
      "word": "elin pedrek"
    },
    {
      "english": "acute angle",
      "translation": "acute angle",
      "word": "lymmelin"
    },
    {
      "english": "obtuse angle",
      "translation": "obtuse angle",
      "word": "soghelin"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*Heh₃l-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "oco",
        "3": "elin"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish elin",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*ölin"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *ölin",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*olīnā",
        "t": "elbow; angle"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *olīnā (“elbow; angle”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*Heh₃l-",
        "t": "to bend"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "elin"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh elin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "ilin"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton ilin",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "uileann"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic uileann",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "uillinn"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish uillinn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ulna"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ulna",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ὠλένη"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Cornish elin, from Proto-Brythonic *ölin, from Proto-Celtic *olīnā (“elbow; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend”). Cognate with Welsh elin, Breton ilin, Scottish Gaelic uileann, Irish uillinn; non-Celtic cognates include Latin ulna, Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dewelin",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elinyow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "dual",
        "4": "dewelin",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{d2}}}",
        "7": "plural",
        "8": "elinyow",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "elin m (dual dewelin, plural elinyow)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "y",
        "d": "e"
      },
      "expansion": "elin m (dual dewelin, plural elinyow)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "elbow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elbow",
          "elbow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "kw:Geometry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "angle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "geometry",
          "geometry"
        ],
        [
          "angle",
          "angle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geometry) angle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geometry",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛlɪn]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Middle-Cornish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "elin"
}

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