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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līnǭ
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *līną (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic льнъ (lĭnŭ, “flax”), Lithuanian linai, linas (“flax”), Latin līnum (“flax, thread, linen, cable”), Latin līnea (“linen, string, chord, thread”), Old Irish lín (“flax, linen, thread, net”), Ancient Greek λίνον (línon, “flax, linen, thread, garment”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliː.nɔ̃ː/
Inflection
| ōn-stemDeclension of *līnǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *līnǭ | *līnōniz | |
| vocative | *līnǭ | *līnōniz | |
| accusative | *līnōnų | *līnōnunz | |
| genitive | *līnōniz | *līnōnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *līnōni | *līnōmaz | |
| instrumental | *līnōnē | *līnōmiz | |
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