clin
Asturian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
clin f (plural clines)
Noun
clin m (plural clines)
- half a glass (of liquor)
French
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle French clin, related to the verb cligner.
Noun
clin m (plural clins)
- Found only in the expression clin d’œil (“wink, instant”).
See also
Etymology 2
Inherited from Middle French clinc, from Middle Dutch klinken.
Noun
clin m (plural clins)
Further reading
- “clin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Middle French
Adjective
clin
Noun
clin m (plural clins)
- inclining, inclination
- squint
Descendants
- French: clin
Further reading
- clin on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Old Occitan
Adjective
clin
References
Romanian
Noun
clin m (plural clini)
- obsolete form of crin
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative-accusative | clin | clinul | clini | clinii |
| genitive-dative | clin | clinului | clini | clinilor |
| vocative | clinule | clinilor | ||
References
- clin in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN