linnet

== English == === Etymology === From Old French linette, from lin (“flax”), from the bird's fondness for the seeds of flax, the source of linen and Old English līnete, līnetwige (“linnet”) (> dialectal English lintwhite). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɪnɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪnɪt === Noun === linnet (plural linnets) A small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. (US) A house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus), of North America. ==== Synonyms ==== (common linnet et al): lintwhite (archaic) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Swedish == === Noun === linnet definite singular of linne