plin

Alternative forms

• plinu, mplin, ãmplin

Etymology

From Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Compare Romanian plin.

Adjective

plin m (feminine singular plinã, masculine plural plinj, feminine plural plini or pline)

1. full

Etymology

Borrowed from Piedmontese plin (“pinch, nip”), onomatopoeic, in reference to the gesture made to fold it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplin/
• Rhymes: -in
• Hyphenation: plìn

Noun

plin m (invariable)

1. a small, rectangular form of agnolotti

Etymology

Inherited from French plein (“full”), from Old French plein, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Compare English plenty.

Adjective

plin

1. many, a lot of
2. full
3. Kouri-Vini Orthography spelling of plein

Adverb

plin

1. a lot, frequently

References

• Adrien Guillory-Chatman, Oliver Mayeux, Nathan Wendte, Herbert Wiltz, Ti Liv Kréyòl: A Learner's Guide to Louisiana Creole
• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Etymology

Inherited from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Cognates at the Latin entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plin/

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Adjective

plin m or n (feminine singular plină, masculine plural plini, feminine and neuter plural pline)

1. full

   Antonym: gol

   un pahar plin cu lapte ― a glass full of milk

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech plyn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plîːn/

Noun

plȋn m (Cyrillic spelling пли̑н)

1. (Croatia) gas (state of matter)

   Synonym: (Bosnia, Serbia) gȃs

   na struju ili na plin ― on electricity or on gas

Further reading

• “plin”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Alternative forms

• plim

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplin/ [ˈplĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: plin

Interjection

plin

1. meh (expressing indifference)

Further reading

• “plin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Noun

plin

1. definite singular of pli

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Noun

plin (nominative plural plins)

1. prince

Etymology

From Old French plein, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɛ̃/

Adjective

plin m (feminine singular pline, masculine plural plins, feminine plural plines, feminine plural (before noun) plinès)

1. full