See also: Elin, Elín, and elin-

Cornish

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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elin m (dual dewelin, plural elinnyow)

  1. elbow

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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elää (to live) +‎ -in (instrumental suffix). Coined by Finnish folklorist and linguist Daniel Europaeus in 1853.

Noun

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elin

  1. organ (larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions)
    1. (euphemistic) penis
      Synonyms: see siitin
  2. body (organisation, company or other authoritative group, such as a governmental body)
    Synonym: toimielin
  3. Clipping of kone-elin.
Declension
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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.
Possessive forms of elin (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative elimeni elimeni
accusative nom. elimeni elimeni
gen. elimeni
genitive elimeni elimieni
elinteni
partitive elintäni elimiäni
inessive elimessäni elimissäni
elative elimestäni elimistäni
illative elimeeni elimiini
adessive elimelläni elimilläni
ablative elimeltäni elimiltäni
allative elimelleni elimilleni
essive elimenäni eliminäni
translative elimekseni elimikseni
abessive elimettäni elimittäni
instructive
comitative elimineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative elimesi elimesi
accusative nom. elimesi elimesi
gen. elimesi
genitive elimesi elimiesi
elintesi
partitive elintäsi elimiäsi
inessive elimessäsi elimissäsi
elative elimestäsi elimistäsi
illative elimeesi elimiisi
adessive elimelläsi elimilläsi
ablative elimeltäsi elimiltäsi
allative elimellesi elimillesi
essive elimenäsi eliminäsi
translative elimeksesi elimiksesi
abessive elimettäsi elimittäsi
instructive
comitative eliminesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative elimemme elimemme
accusative nom. elimemme elimemme
gen. elimemme
genitive elimemme elimiemme
elintemme
partitive elintämme elimiämme
inessive elimessämme elimissämme
elative elimestämme elimistämme
illative elimeemme elimiimme
adessive elimellämme elimillämme
ablative elimeltämme elimiltämme
allative elimellemme elimillemme
essive elimenämme eliminämme
translative elimeksemme elimiksemme
abessive elimettämme elimittämme
instructive
comitative eliminemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative elimenne elimenne
accusative nom. elimenne elimenne
gen. elimenne
genitive elimenne elimienne
elintenne
partitive elintänne elimiänne
inessive elimessänne elimissänne
elative elimestänne elimistänne
illative elimeenne elimiinne
adessive elimellänne elimillänne
ablative elimeltänne elimiltänne
allative elimellenne elimillenne
essive elimenänne eliminänne
translative elimeksenne elimiksenne
abessive elimettänne elimittänne
instructive
comitative eliminenne
Derived terms
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compounds

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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elin

  1. first-person singular past indicative of elää

Anagrams

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Romanian

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Adjective

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elin m or n (feminine singular elină, masculine plural elini, feminine and neuter plural eline)

  1. Alternative form of elen

Declension

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singular plural
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

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh elin, from Old Welsh elin, Proto-Brythonic *ölin, from from Proto-Celtic *olīnā (elbow; angle), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (to bend).

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Noun

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elin f (plural elinoedd or elinau)

  1. (anatomy) elbow
    Synonym: penelin
  2. (anatomy) forearm
    Synonym: rhagfraich
  3. angle, bend

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of elin
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

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  • 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
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