lein

== Breton == === Etymology === From Middle Breton leiff, from Proto-Brythonic *lüngiβ̃ (“breakfast”), from Proto-Celtic *long-ī-mā. Cognate with Cornish li (“lunch”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛjn/ === Noun === lein f (plural leinoù) breakfast (regional) lunch Synonym: merenn == Estonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *leinä, possibly from Proto-Baltic [Term?], compare Lithuanian klienas (“thin, skinny”) and Latvian kliens (“thin, withered”). Cognate to Votic leine (“grief”), Ingrian leina (“sadness”), and Finnish leina (“poor, weak, a poor crop yield”). === Noun === lein (genitive leina, partitive leina) grief, sorrow ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== lein inflection of lei: genitive singular instructive plural === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== lein instructive plural of lee === Anagrams === elin, elin-, neli, neli- == Gothic == === Romanization === lein romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽 == Welsh == === Etymology === From English line. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lei̯n/ Rhymes: -ei̯n === Noun === lein f (plural leinau or leiniau or leins, not mutable) line (rope, cord, or string; path through two or more points; telephone or network connection; single horizontal row of text) ==== Derived terms ==== ar lein (“online”) === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “lein”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies