lina

līna

1. nominative plural of līnum
2. accusative plural of līnum
3. vocative plural of līnum

• (Courland) linā

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.

lina

1. flax

lina f

1. definite singular of line

From the Old High German noun līn

līna f

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 a line, a yarn (originally made of flax)

• German: Leine
• Central Franconian: Leng, Lein

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʲi.na/

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lina f

1. line, rope, cord, string

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

Hypothetised to be derived from Proto-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.

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lina c

1. a wire, a rope, a line