"lín" meaning in Faroese

See lín in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Old Norse lín, from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Etymology templates: {{der|fo|non|lín}} Old Norse lín, {{der|fo|gem-pro|*līną||flax}} Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”), {{der|fo|ine-pro|*līno-||flax}} Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”) Head templates: {{head|fo|noun|g=n|head=}} lín n, {{fo-noun|n|líns|-}} lín n (genitive singular líns, uncountable) Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-noun-n3-s|lín}} Forms: líns [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], lín [indefinite, nominative, singular], línið [definite, nominative, singular], lín [accusative, indefinite, singular], línið [accusative, definite, singular], líni [dative, indefinite, singular], líninum [dative, definite, singular], líns [genitive, indefinite, singular], línsins [definite, genitive, singular]
  1. (botany) flax Tags: neuter, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-lín-fo-noun-TOWLNNis Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Faroese entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. linen, cloth, thread Tags: neuter, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lín-fo-noun-m25l0xQW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hørur

Download JSON data for lín meaning in Faroese (2.7kB)

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        "2": "non",
        "3": "lín"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse lín",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*līną",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse lín, from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”).",
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      "form": "líns",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "línið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lín",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        {
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          "langcode": "fo",
          "name": "Plants",
          "orig": "fo:Plants",
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            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "86 14",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
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        "flax"
      ],
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        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "flax",
          "flax"
        ]
      ],
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        "(botany) flax"
      ],
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      ],
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        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "linen",
          "linen"
        ],
        [
          "cloth",
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        ],
        [
          "thread",
          "thread"
        ]
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hørur"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Faroese lemmas",
    "Faroese neuter nouns",
    "Faroese nouns",
    "Faroese terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Faroese uncountable nouns",
    "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Irish lemmas",
    "Old Irish neuter nouns",
    "Old Irish neuter o-stem nouns",
    "Old Irish nouns",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "sga:Plants"
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      },
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      },
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    {
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "línið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lín",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "líni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "líninum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "líns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "línsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      },
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  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "fo:Plants"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "flax",
          "flax"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
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        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "linen, cloth, thread"
      ],
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          "linen",
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        ],
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          "cloth",
          "cloth"
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          "thread",
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "word": "hørur"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lín"
}

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