FromOld Cornishelin, fromProto-Brythonic*ölin, fromProto-Celtic*olīnā(“elbow; angle”), fromProto-Indo-European*Heh₃l-(“to bend”). Cognate withWelshelin,Bretonilin,Scottish Gaelicuileann,Irishuillinn; non-Celtic cognates includeLatinulna,Ancient Greekὠλένη(ōlénē).

• (Revived Middle Cornish)IPA^(key): [ˈɛlɪn]

elin m (dualdewelin,pluralelinyow)

1. elbow
2. (geometry)angle

• IPA^(key): /ˈelin/,[ˈe̞lin]
• Rhymes:-elin
• Syllabification^(key):e‧lin
• Hyphenation^(key):elin

elää(“to live”) +‎-in(instrumental suffix).Coined by Finnish folklorist and linguistDaniel Europaeus in 1853.

elin

1. organ(larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions)
   1. (euphemistic)penis

      Synonyms:seesiitin

2. body(organisation, company or other authoritative group, such as a governmental body)

   Synonym:toimielin

3. ellipsis ofkone-elin

• “elin”, inKielitoimiston 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–, retrieved1 July 2023

elin

1. first-personsingularpastindicative ofelää

• lein,neli,neli-

elin m orn (feminine singularelină,masculine pluralelini,feminine and neuter pluraleline)

1. alternative form ofelen

elin

1. inflection ofel:
   1. genitivesingular
   2. second-personsingularpossessivesingular

FromMiddle Welshelin, fromOld Welshelin,Proto-Brythonic*ölin, fromProto-Celtic*olīnā(“elbow; angle”), fromProto-Indo-European*Heh₃l-(“to bend”).

• (North Wales)IPA^(key): /ˈɛlɪn/
• (South Wales)IPA^(key): /ˈeːlɪn/,/ˈɛlɪn/

elin f (pluralelinoeddorelinau)

1. (anatomy)elbow

   Synonym:penelin

2. (anatomy)forearm

   Synonym:rhagfraich

3. angle,bend

• penelin(“elbow”)

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “elin”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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