UrsprungInherited from Old Swedish linne, from Middle Low German linne. Doublet of lin. Arguably a back-formation by misinterpreting archaic linnet n (adjective), from linnen c (adjective), as a noun. See Proto-West Germanic *līnīn.
- neuterlinen
- neutera tank top, a singlet, (UK) a vest
“Jag har på mig ett linne för att visa upp min muskulösa kropp” — I am wearing a tank top to show off my muscular body
“ett linne är ett ärmlöst plagg” — a tank top is a sleeveless garment
- neutera camisole
- dated, neutera nightgown, a nightdress
“Hon öppnade dörren i bara linnet” — She answered the door in just her nightgown
Formerlinne(indefinite, nominative, singular) · linnes(genitive, indefinite, singular) · linnet(definite, nominative, singular) · linnets(definite, genitive, singular) · linnen(indefinite, nominative, plural) · linnens(genitive, indefinite, plural) · linnena(definite, nominative, plural) · linnenas(definite, genitive, plural)