linne
See also: Linne
English
Etymology
See linen.
Noun
linne
- (obsolete) flax
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for linne in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɪn̠ʲə/
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlʲɪn̠ʲə/
Scottish Gaelic
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish linne, from Middle Low German linne. Doublet of lin. Arguably a back-formation by misinterpreting archaic linnet n (adjective), from linnen c (adjective), as a noun. See Proto-West Germanic *līnīn.
Pronunciation
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Declension
Declension of linne | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | linne | linnet | linnen | linnena |
Genitive | linnes | linnets | linnens | linnenas |
Derived terms
- bordslinne
- linneförråd
- linneskjorta
- linneskåp
- nattlinne
- sänglinne
References
- linne in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- linne in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- linne in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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