Linux

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English Wikipedia has articles on:

Linux and Linux kernel

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Illustration of Tux the penguin sitting down.

Tux, the mascot of the Linux operating system

Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux

Etymology

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Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos)bor.

Latin Linusbor.

English Linusblend.

English Multics

Ancient Greek εὐνή (eunḗ)

Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ-der.

Proto-Hellenic *hékʰō

Ancient Greek ἔχω (ékhō)

Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos)bor.

Latin eunūchusder.

Middle English eunuk

English eunuchinflu.

English Unixblend.

English Linux

Blend of Linus +‎ Unix, from the name of its creator Linus Torvalds.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.nəks/, /ˈlɪ.nʊks/
Audio (US): (file)
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Audio: (file) (pronunciation by Linus Torvalds)

Proper noun

Linux (countable and uncountable, plural Linuxes or (slang) Linuxen)

(computing, strictly) The Unix-like open-source computer operating system kernel created by Linus Torvalds in 1991.
(loosely) Any operating system that uses this kernel.
Alternative form: linux

Derived terms

Translations

operating system

Arabic: لِينُكْس m (līnuks)
Armenian: Լինուքս (Linukʻs)
Belarusian: Лі́нукс m (Línuks)
Bulgarian: Ли́нукс m (Línuks)
Burmese: လင်းနပ်စ် (lang:napc)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 利納克斯 / 利纳克斯 (zh) (Lìnàkèsī)
Esperanto: Linukso (eo)
Finnish: Linux (fi)
French: Linux (fr)
Georgian: ლინუქსი (linuksi)
German: Linux (de) n
Greek: Λίνουξ n (Línoux)
Hebrew: לינוקס m (linuks)
Hindi: लिनुक्स (linuks), लिनक्स (linaks)
Indonesian: Linux
Japanese: リナックス (Rinakkusu)
Khmer: លីនុច (liinuc)
Korean: 리눅스 (ko) (Rinukseu)
Lao: ລິນຸກຊ໌ (li nuk sa)
Macedonian: Линукс m (Linuks)
Malay: Linux
Mongolian: Линукс (Linuks)
Ottoman Turkish: لینوكس (Linux, Linuks)
Persian: لینوکس (linuks)
Polish: Linux (pl) m
Portuguese: Linux (pt) m
Romanian: Linux
Russian: Ли́нукс m (Línuks)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Линукс m

Roman: Linuks m, Linux (sh) m
Swedish: Linux
Thai: ลินุกซ์ (lí-núk)
Turkish: Linux, Linuks
Ukrainian: Лі́нукс m (Línuks)
Urdu: لینکس (linaks)

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Linux

Wikipedia ^de

Etymology

Borrowed from English Linux.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈliːnʊks/
Audio: (file)

Proper noun

Linux n (proper noun, strong, genitive Linux)

(computing, strictly) Linux (the Unix-like open-source computer operating system kernel created by Linus Torvalds in 1991)
(loosely) Linux (any operating system that uses this kernel)

Declension

More information singular, indef. ...

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Linux
genitive	eines	des	Linux
dative	einem	dem	Linux
accusative	ein	das	Linux

Declension of Linux [sg-only, neuter, strong]

Etymology

Borrowed from English Linux.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlinuks]
Hyphenation: Li‧nux
Rhymes: -uks

Proper noun

Linux

(computing, strictly) Linux (the Unix-like open-source computer operating system kernel created by Linus Torvalds in 1991)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Inflection (stem in *-o-*, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Linux	Linuxok
accusative	Linuxot	Linuxokat
dative	Linuxnak	Linuxoknak
instrumental	Linuxszal	Linuxokkal
causal-final	Linuxért	Linuxokért
translative	Linuxszá	Linuxokká
terminative	Linuxig	Linuxokig
essive-formal	Linuxként	Linuxokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Linuxban	Linuxokban
superessive	Linuxon	Linuxokon
adessive	Linuxnál	Linuxoknál
illative	Linuxba	Linuxokba
sublative	Linuxra	Linuxokra
allative	Linuxhoz	Linuxokhoz
elative	Linuxból	Linuxokból
delative	Linuxról	Linuxokról
ablative	Linuxtól	Linuxoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	Linuxé	Linuxoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	Linuxéi	Linuxokéi

More information possessor, single possession ...

Possessive forms of *Linux*
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Linuxom	Linuxaim
2nd person sing.	Linuxod	Linuxaid
3rd person sing.	Linuxa	Linuxai
1st person plural	Linuxunk	Linuxaink
2nd person plural	Linuxotok	Linuxaitok
3rd person plural	Linuxuk	Linuxaik

Derived terms

linuxos
Linux-alapú
Linux-kernel
Linux-változat

Turkish

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:

Linux

Wikipedia ^tr

Alternative forms

Linuks (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Linux.

Proper noun

Linux

(computing, strictly) Linux (the Unix-like open-source computer operating system kernel created by Linus Torvalds in 1991)
(loosely) Linux (any operating system that uses this kernel)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Declension of *Linux*
	singular	plural
nominative	Linux	Linuxlar / Linux'lar
accusative	Linux'u	Linuxları / Linux'ları
dative	Linux'a	Linuxlara / Linux'lara
locative	Linux'da	Linuxlarda / Linux'larda
ablative	Linux'dan	Linuxlardan / Linux'lardan
genitive	Linux'un	Linuxların / Linux'ların

More information singular, plural ...

Possessive forms of *Linux*
	singular	plural
benim (my)	Linux'um	Linuxlarım Linux'larım
senin (your)	Linux'un	Linuxların Linux'ların
onun (his/her/its)	Linux'u	Linuxları Linux'ları
bizim (our)	Linux'umuz	Linuxlarımız Linux'larımız
sizin (your)	Linux'unuz	Linuxlarınız Linux'larınız
onların (their)	Linux'u Linuxları Linux'ları	Linuxları Linux'ları

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