linter

English

Etymology 1

Noun

linter (plural linters)

  1. The short fibres that cling to cottonseeds after the first ginning.

Etymology 2

lint +‎ -er

Noun

linter (plural linters)

  1. (computing) A program or algorithm that performs linting.

Latin

Etymology

From older form lunter, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to wash”); more at pluit (“it rains”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlin.ter/, [ˈlɪn.tɛr]

Noun

linter f (genitive lintris); third declension

  1. tub, trough
  2. small light boat, skiff

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative linter lintrēs
genitive lintris lintrum
dative lintrī lintribus
accusative lintrem lintrēs
ablative lintre lintribus
vocative linter lintrēs

Descendants

References

  • linter in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • linter in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • linter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • linter in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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