# alin
## Finnish
### Etymology

Superlative form of the root ala-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑlin/, [ˈɑ̝lin]
* Rhymes: -ɑlin
* Hyphenation: alin

### Adjective

alin (not comparable)
* lowest, undermost, lowermost

#### Declension

Possessive forms of alin (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
alimpani
alimpani
accusative
nom.
alimpani
alimpani
gen.
alimpani
genitive
alimpani
alimpieni alinteni alimpaini $^{rare}$
partitive
alintani
alimpiani
inessive
alimmassani
alimmissani
elative
alimmastani
alimmistani
illative
alimpaani
alimpiini
adessive
alimmallani
alimmillani
ablative
alimmaltani
alimmiltani
allative
alimmalleni
alimmilleni
essive
alimpanani
alimpinani
translative
alimmakseni
alimmikseni
abessive
alimmattani
alimmittani
instructive
comitative
—alimpineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
alimpasi
alimpasi
accusative
nom.
alimpasi
alimpasi
gen.
alimpasi
genitive
alimpasi
alimpiesi alintesi alimpaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
alintasi
alimpiasi
inessive
alimmassasi
alimmissasi
elative
alimmastasi
alimmistasi
illative
alimpaasi
alimpiisi
adessive
alimmallasi
alimmillasi
ablative
alimmaltasi
alimmiltasi
allative
alimmallesi
alimmillesi
essive
alimpanasi
alimpinasi
translative
alimmaksesi
alimmiksesi
abessive
alimmattasi
alimmittasi
instructive
comitative
—alimpinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
alimpamme
alimpamme
accusative
nom.
alimpamme
alimpamme
gen.
alimpamme
genitive
alimpamme
alimpiemme alintemme alimpaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
alintamme
alimpiamme
inessive
alimmassamme
alimmissamme
elative
alimmastamme
alimmistamme
illative
alimpaamme
alimpiimme
adessive
alimmallamme
alimmillamme
ablative
alimmaltamme
alimmiltamme
allative
alimmallemme
alimmillemme
essive
alimpanamme
alimpinamme
translative
alimmaksemme
alimmiksemme
abessive
alimmattamme
alimmittamme
instructive
comitative
—alimpinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
alimpanne
alimpanne
accusative
nom.
alimpanne
alimpanne
gen.
alimpanne
genitive
alimpanne
alimpienne alintenne alimpainne $^{rare}$
partitive
alintanne
alimpianne
inessive
alimmassanne
alimmissanne
elative
alimmastanne
alimmistanne
illative
alimpaanne
alimpiinne
adessive
alimmallanne
alimmillanne
ablative
alimmaltanne
alimmiltanne
allative
alimmallenne
alimmillenne
essive
alimpananne
alimpinanne
translative
alimmaksenne
alimmiksenne
abessive
alimmattanne
alimmittanne
instructive
comitative
—alimpinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
alimpansa
alimpansa
accusative
nom.
alimpansa
alimpansa
gen.
alimpansa
genitive
alimpansa
alimpiensa alintensa alimpainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
alintaan alintansa
alimpiaan alimpiansa
inessive
alimmassaan alimmassansa
alimmissaan alimmissansa
elative
alimmastaan alimmastansa
alimmistaan alimmistansa
illative
alimpaansa
alimpiinsa
adessive
alimmallaan alimmallansa
alimmillaan alimmillansa
ablative
alimmaltaan alimmaltansa
alimmiltaan alimmiltansa
allative
alimmalleen alimmallensa
alimmilleen alimmillensa
essive
alimpanaan alimpanansa
alimpinaan alimpinansa
translative
alimmakseen alimmaksensa
alimmikseen alimmiksensa
abessive
alimmattaan alimmattansa
alimmittaan alimmittansa
instructive
comitative
—alimpineen alimpinensa :

#### Antonyms

* ylin

#### Derived terms

* alimma
* alimmainen
* alimmas
* alimpaa
* alimpana

### Further reading

* “alin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* lain, lian, nila

## Gun
### Etymology

Cognates include Fon alìn, Saxwe Gbe olìn, Adja alin

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ā.lĩ̀/

### Noun

alìn (plural alìn lɛ́ or alìn lẹ́)
* hoe

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse ǫln, alin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaːlɪn/
    Rhymes: -aːlɪn

### Noun

alin f (genitive singular álnar, nominative plural álnir)
* ell (unit of measurement)

#### Declension
## Jurchen
### Etymology

Compare Manchu ᠠᠯᡳᠨ (alin)

### Noun

alin
* mountain

#### Descendants

* Manchu: ᠠᠯᡳᠨ (alin)

## Manchu
### Romanization

alin
* Romanization of ᠠᠯᡳᠨ (alin)

## Old Norse
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *alinō, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-. Compare English ell.

#### Noun

alin f (genitive alnar, plural alnar or alnir)
* Alternative form of ǫln

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Participle

alin
* inflection of alinn:
** strong feminine nominative singular
** strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “alin”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aˈlin]

### Etymology 1

Back-formation from alina

#### Adverb

alin
* slowly

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

alin
* first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of alina

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Compare Bikol Central arin.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaˈlin/ [ʔɐˈlin̪], (colloquial) /ʔaˈlen/ [ʔɐˈlɛn̪]
* Rhymes: -in
* Syllabification: a‧lin

### Pronoun

alín (plural alin-alin, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜈ᜔)
* (interrogative) which

#### Derived terms

* alin-alin
* alinman

### Anagrams

* lain, Lina, inla, nila, ilan