линь

Russian

линь – Tinca tinca

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [lʲinʲ]

Etymology 1

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

Cognates may include Lithuanian lýnas, Latvian lĩnis, lĩns, līna, Old Prussian lins, although the correspondence of palatalized vs. velarized endings in Baltic corresponds with the geography of Slavic reflexes of *linь vs. *linъ rather indicates borrowing. λινεύς (linéfs, “mullet”) is unrelated, being a back-formation from λινεύω (linévo, “to catch fish with a net”).

Noun

линь • (linʹ) m anim (genitive линя́, nominative plural лини́, genitive plural лине́й)

tench

Declension

Declension of линь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	ли́нь línʹ	лини́ liní
genitive	линя́ linjá	лине́й linéj
dative	линю́ linjú	линя́м linjám
accusative	линя́ linjá	лине́й linéj
instrumental	линём linjóm	линя́ми linjámi
prepositional	лине́ liné	линя́х linjáx

References

Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1988), “*linь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 15 (*lětina – *lokačь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 112

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch lijn (literally “thin rope”).

Noun

линь • (linʹ) m inan (genitive линя́, nominative plural лини́, genitive plural лине́й)

(nautical) line

Declension

Declension of линь (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	ли́нь línʹ	лини́ liní
genitive	линя́ linjá	лине́й linéj
dative	линю́ linjú	линя́м linjám
accusative	ли́нь línʹ	лини́ liní
instrumental	линём linjóm	линя́ми linjámi
prepositional	лине́ liné	линя́х linjáx

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