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flax /ˈin/

noun#72 most common

Also: linen (as material, informally), flaxseed (in compounds)

Example sentences

Cămașa este din in.
The shirt is made of linen.
Bunica mea cultivă in în grădină.
My grandmother grows flax in the garden.
Uleiul de in este bun pentru sănătate.
Flaxseed oil is good for your health.
Țesătorii transformă inul în pânză fină.
Weavers turn flax into fine cloth.
Fermierii au recoltat inul înainte de ploaie.
The farmers harvested the flax before the rain.
Fibrele inului erau folosite în satele românești pentru a țese pânză tradițională.
The fibers of flax were used in Romanian villages to weave traditional cloth.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeinulinurile
Genitiveinuluiinurilor
Accusativeinulinurile
Vocativeinuleinurilor

Word family

inarflax grower or flax merchant
pânză de inlinen cloth
ulei de inflaxseed oil
sămânță de inflaxseed
inaretfield planted with flax

Etymology

Romanian "in" descends from Latin "linum", meaning flax, the same source behind English "linen" and "line". The word has stayed close to its Latin form through the centuries, losing only the final syllable. Its deeper origin beyond Latin is debated among linguists, so no single Proto-Indo-European root is certain.

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