elin

See also: Elin and elin-

Cornish

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation
  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈɛlɪn]

Noun

elin m (dual dewelin, plural elinnyow)

  1. elbow

Finnish

Etymology

el- +‎ -in

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: e‧lin
  • IPA(key): /ˈelin/

Noun

elin

  1. organ of an organism
  2. governmental body
  3. member (penis)

Declension
Inflection of elin (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)
nominative elin elimet
genitive elimen elimien
elinten
partitive elintä elimiä
illative elimeen elimiin
singular plural
nominative elin elimet
accusative nom. elin elimet
gen. elimen
genitive elimen elimien
elinten
partitive elintä elimiä
inessive elimessä elimissä
elative elimestä elimistä
illative elimeen elimiin
adessive elimellä elimillä
ablative elimeltä elimiltä
allative elimelle elimille
essive elimenä eliminä
translative elimeksi elimiksi
instructive — elimin
abessive elimettä elimittä
comitative — elimineen

Compounds
compounds

Verb

elin

  1. First-person singular indicative past form of elää.

Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *olīnā (“elbow; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend”). Cognate with Cornish elin, Breton ilin, Scottish Gaelic uileann, Irish uillinn; non-Celtic cognates include Latin ulna, Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē).

Pronunciation

Noun

elin f (plural elinoedd or elinau)

  1. (anatomy) elbow; forearm
  2. angle, bend

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
elin unchanged unchanged helin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “elin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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