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noun. ˈlin. Synonyms of linn. 1. chiefly Scotland : waterfall. 2. chiefly Scotland : a steep ravine. Synonyms. canyon. cañon. col. couloir. defile. flume. gap. gill [ British] gorge. gulch. gulf. kloof [ South African] notch. pass. ravine. saddle. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
1. a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream. 2. a pool of water, esp. at the foot of a waterfall. 3. a steep ravine or precipice. Also: lin. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Linn definition: a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.. See examples of LINN used in a sentence.
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Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /lɪn/ 2. Rhymes: -ɪn
Etymology 1
From Scottish Gaelic or Irish linn, conflated to some extent with linn (“waterfall”).
Etymology 2
From Middle English *linne, from Old English hlynn (“torrent”), though this and linn (“pool”)have been somewhat conflated.
Etymology
From Middle High German linde, from Old High German lind, lindi, from Proto-West Germanic *linþ(ī), from Proto-Germanic *linþaz. Compare German lind.
Adjective
linn 1. (Erzgebirgisch) mild, gentle
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Finnic *litna. Compare Finnish linna.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈlinː/
Noun
linn (genitive linna, partitive linna) 1. city (large settlement) 2. (archaeology) fortified settlement
Etymology 1
From Old Irish lind (“pool, lake; sea, ocean”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”).
Etymology 2
From Old Irish linn (“period, space of time”).
Further reading
1. Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “linn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN 2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 linn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language 3. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 linn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language 4. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Le...
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Old Norse *linnr, from Proto-Germanic *linþaz. Related to linnorm.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /lɪnː/
Adjective
linn (masculine and feminine lin, neuter lint, definite singular and plural linne, comparative linnare, indefinite superlative linnast, definite superlative linnaste) 1. weak
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈl͈ʲin͈ʲ/
Pronoun
linn 1. first-person plural of la 1.1. c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 14c2a 1.1.1. Gigeste-si Día linn ara·fulsam ar fochidi. 1.1.1.1. You pl will pray to God for usso that we may endure our sufferings. 1.2. c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (repr...
Etymology
From Old Irish linn (“period, space of time”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ʎiːɲ/
Noun
linn m or f (genitive singular linn or linne, plural linntean) 1. era, age, period 1.1. Linn Ùr ― New Age 1.2. Linn an Umha ― Bronze Age 2. century 2.1. san 20mh linn ― in the 20th century 3. generation (genealogy) 3.1. bho linn gu linn ― from generation to generation 4. offspring, clutch
Linn is a Scots word for a waterfall or a steep ravine. Learn the origin, pronunciation and usage of linn from various dictionaries and sources.
Linn is a noun that means a small lake or a stream in Scottish English. It comes from Old English and has three pronunciations in British, U.S., and Scottish English.
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