crin

Etymology

Borrowed from French crin (“horsehair”).

Noun

crin

1. horsehair fabric

Etymology

From Latin crinis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɛ̃/

Noun

crin m (plural crins)

1. hair (of certain animals, especially horses); horsehair

Further reading

• “crin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Verb

crin

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of crer

Etymology

From Greek κρίνο (kríno), Ancient Greek κρίνον (krínon), partly through the intermediate of Slavic krinŭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krin/

Noun

crin m (plural crini)

1. lily

Etymology

From Latin crīnis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾin/, [kɾĩn]

Noun

crin f (plural crines)

1. mane

Further reading

• “crin” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.