different between lina vs lena

Latin

Noun

l?na

1. nominative plural of l?num
2. accusative plural of l?num
3. vocative plural of l?num

Livonian

Alternative forms

• (Courland) lin?

Etymology

From East Baltic, just as Estonian lina. Compare Lithuanian linas and Latvian lini.

Hypothetised to be derived from Proto-Indo-European *lino-, 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.

Noun

lina

1. flax

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *niná.

Pronoun

liná

1. you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lina f

1. definite singular of line

Old High German

Etymology

From the Old High German noun l?n

Noun

l?na f

1. a line, a yarn (originally made of flax)

Descendants

• German: Leine
• Central Franconian: Leng, Lein

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?i.na/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German l?ne, from Old High German l?na, from Proto-Germanic *l?n? (“rope, string”).

Noun

lina f (diminutive linka)

1. line, rope, cord, string

Declension

Derived terms

• linowy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

lina m anim

1. genitive/accusative singular of lin

Further reading

• lina in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• lina in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Verb

lina

1. ji-ma class subject inflected singular present affirmative of -wa na

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse lína, from Proto-Germanic *l?n? (“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”), from *l?n? (“flax”).

Hypothetised to be derived from Proto-Indo-European *l?no- (“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.

Pronunciation

Noun

lina c

1. a wire, a rope, a line

Declension

Anagrams

• lian

Irish

Alternative forms

• le n-a (superseded)

Etymology

Fusion of le (“with”) with various meanings of a. The -n- is analogical to prepositions like i.

Particle

lena (triggers eclipsis, in regular past tenses lenar)

1. with which, with whom (indirect relative; not used in the past tense except with some irregular verbs)

Usage notes

"With which" may also be expressed with the indirect relative particle before the verb and the appropriate inflected form of le in its original position in the clause:

Contraction

lena

1. Contraction of le (“with”) + a (various meanings).

   ‘with his’ (triggers lenition):

   ‘with her’ (triggers h-prothesis):

   ‘with their’ (triggers eclipsis):

Related terms

References

• "lena" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Italian

Noun

lena f (plural lene)

1. force, energy, vigour

   Synonyms: forza, vigore

2. breath

   Synonym: respiro

Related terms

Anagrams

• lane

Latin

Etymology

Feminization of l?n? (“pimp”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?le?.na/, [???e?nä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?le.na/, [?l??n?]

Noun

l?na f (genitive l?nae); first declension

1. (slang) a procuress, bawd, madame, seductress, enticer

Declension

First-declension noun.

Noun

l?n?

1. ablative singular of l?na

References

• lena in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lena in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lena in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• lena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Malagasy

Adjective

lena

1. wet; moist

   Antonym: maina

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

lena

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of len.

Anagrams

• Elna, alen