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See also: Linne
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]See linen.
Noun
[edit]linne
References
[edit]- “linne”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
[edit]Irish
[edit]Etymology 1
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[edit]Noun
[edit]linne
Etymology 2
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[edit]Pronoun
[edit]linne
Middle English
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[edit]Verb
[edit]linne
- Alternative form of linnen
Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]linne
- Alternative form of lynnen
Scottish Gaelic
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[edit]Noun
[edit]linne f (genitive singular linne, plural linneachan or linntean)
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish linne, from Middle Low German linne. Doublet of lin. Arguably a back-formation by misinterpreting archaic linnet n (adjective), from linnen c (adjective), as a noun. See Proto-West Germanic *līnīn.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]linne n
- linen
- a tank top, a singlet, (UK) a vest
- Jag har på mig ett linne för att visa upp min muskulösa kropp
- I am wearing a tank top to show off my muscular body
- ett linne är ett ärmlöst plagg
- a tank top is a sleeveless garment
- a camisole
- Synonym: kamisol
- (somewhat dated) a nightgown, a nightdress
Declension
[edit]Declension of linne | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | linne | linnet | linnen | linnena |
Genitive | linnes | linnets | linnens | linnenas |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- linne in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- linne in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- linne in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- linne in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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