elin

== Cornish == === Etymology === From Old Cornish elin, from Proto-Brythonic *ölin, 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 elinyow) elbow (geometry) angle ==== Derived terms ==== == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈelin/, [ˈe̞lin] Rhymes: -elin Syllabification(key): e‧lin Hyphenation(key): elin === Etymology 1 === elää (“to live”) +‎ -in (instrumental suffix). Coined by Finnish folklorist and linguist Daniel Europaeus in 1853. ==== Noun ==== elin organ (larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions) (euphemistic) penis Synonyms: see siitin body (organisation, company or other authoritative group, such as a governmental body) Synonym: toimielin ellipsis of kone-elin ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== elin- (combining form of elää (“to live”)) ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== “elin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== elin first-person singular past indicative of elää === Anagrams === lein, neli, neli- == Romanian == === Adjective === elin m or n (feminine singular elină, masculine plural elini, feminine/neuter plural eline) alternative form of elen ==== Declension ==== == Turkish == === Noun === elin inflection of el: genitive singular second-person singular possessive singular == Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh elin, from Old Welsh elin, Proto-Brythonic *ölin, from Proto-Celtic *olīnā (“elbow; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend”). === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛlɪn/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeːlɪn/, /ˈɛlɪn/ === Noun === elin f (plural elinoedd or elinau) (anatomy) elbow Synonym: penelin (anatomy) forearm Synonym: rhagfraich angle, bend ==== Derived terms ==== penelin (“elbow”) === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “elin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies