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)
Derived terms
- elin pedrek (“right angle”)
- lymmelin (“acute angle”)
- soghelin (“obtuse angle”)
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)
- body (organisation, company or other authoritative group, such as a governmental body)
- Synonym: toimielin
- ellipsis of kone-elin
Declension
| Inflection of elin (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | elin | elimet | |
| genitive | elimen | elimien elinten | |
| partitive | elintä | elimiä | |
| illative | elimeen | elimiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | elin | elimet | |
| accusative | nom. | elin | elimet |
| gen. | elimen | ||
| genitive | elimen | elimien elinten | |
| partitive | elintä | elimiä | |
| inessive | elimessä | elimissä | |
| elative | elimestä | elimistä | |
| illative | elimeen | elimiin | |
| adessive | elimellä | elimillä | |
| ablative | elimeltä | elimiltä | |
| allative | elimelle | elimille | |
| essive | elimenä | eliminä | |
| translative | elimeksi | elimiksi | |
| abessive | elimettä | elimittä | |
| instructive | — | elimin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
- aistinelin
- edustuselin
- elimenluovuttaja
- elimenluovutus
- elimensiirto
- elinkauppa
- elinkierto
- elinluovuttaja
- elinluovutus
- elinmuutos
- elinpankki
- elinsiirre
- elinsiirto
- elintenluovuttaja
- elintenluovutus
- elintensiirto
- elintestamentti
- elintoiminto
- erityselin
- hajuelin
- hallintoelin
- hengityselin
- johtoelin
- kierteiselin
- kiipimäelin
- kone-elin
- koneenelin
- kuoppaelin
- kuuloelin
- kyynelelin
- lainsäädäntäelin
- lainsäädäntöelin
- leviämiselin
- liikuntaelin
- lisääntymiselin
- monielinhäiriö
- monielinvaurio
- näköelin
- paikalliselin
- paritteluelin
- puhe-elin
- puolue-elin
- pääte-elin
- päätäntäelin
- rintaelin
- ruoansulatuselin
- siirtoelin
- sisäelin
- soluelin
- sovituselin
- standardointielin
- sukuelin
- sukupuolielin
- symmetrointielin
- synnytinelimet
- sähköelin
- tarttumaelin
- tasapainoelin
- tekoelin
- tiedusteluelin
- toimeenpanoelin
- toimielin
- tukielin
- tulenjohtoelin
- tuntoelin
- urheiluelin
- valmisteluelin
- valoelin
- valtioelin
- valvontaelin
- varastoelin
- vatsaelin
- verenkiertoelin
- virtsaelimet
- virtsaelin
- vitaalielin
- yhdyselin
- yhteiselin
- yhteistyöelin
- äänielin
- ääntöelimet
- ääntöelin
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
Romanian
Adjective
elin m or n (feminine singular elină, masculine plural elini, feminine and neuter plural eline)
- alternative form of elen
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | elin | elină | elini | eline | |||
| definite | elinul | elina | elinii | elinele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | elin | eline | elini | eline | |||
| definite | elinului | elinei | elinilor | elinelor | ||||
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”).
Cognates
Cognate with Cornish elin, Breton ilin, Scottish Gaelic uileann, Irish uillinn; non-Celtic cognates include Old English eln(bōga), Latin ulna, Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛlɪn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeːlɪn/, /ˈɛlɪn/
Noun
elin f (plural elinoedd or elinau)
Derived terms
- penelin (“elbow”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| elin | unchanged | unchanged | helin |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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