Likely fromMiddle Low Germanlîne, fromOld Saxon*līna, fromProto-Germanic*līnǭ(“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”), from*līną(“flax”).
Hypothetised to be derived fromProto-Indo-European*līno-(“flax”), although it's impossible to reconstruct a common PIE protoform due to discrepancies with other European branches and absence of cognates outside of Europe.
If originally a non-IE loanword, locating the source is impossible because cultivation of linen was widespread in the region since the Neolithic.
liin (genitiveliini,partitiveliini)
| Declension ofliin (ÕS type22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | liin | liinid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | liini | ||
| genitive | liinide | ||
| partitive | liini | liine liinisid | |
| illative | liini liinisse | liinidesse liinesse | |
| inessive | liinis | liinides liines | |
| elative | liinist | liinidest liinest | |
| allative | liinile | liinidele liinele | |
| adessive | liinil | liinidel liinel | |
| ablative | liinilt | liinidelt liinelt | |
| translative | liiniks | liinideks liineks | |
| terminative | liinini | liinideni | |
| essive | liinina | liinidena | |
| abessive | liinita | liinideta | |
| comitative | liiniga | liinidega | |
liin m (genitiveliinesko,nominative pluralliine,genitive pluralliinengo)
liin ?
FromProto-Finnic*litna.
liin (genitiveliina,partitiveliina)
This noun needs aninflection-table template.