Linux

See also: linux

English

Tux, the mascot of the Linux operating system

Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos)bor.

Latin Linusbor.

English Linus

Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?

Proto-Italic *moltos

Latin multi-

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.?

Latin -plex

Latin multiplexlbor.

English multiplexed

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Late Latin in-

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?

Late Latin fōrma

Late Latin fōrmō

Late Latin īnfōrmō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Late Latin -tiō

Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder.

Middle English enformacioun

English information

Latin computō

Proto-Italic *-āzi

▲

Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Latin computārelbor.

French computerbor.

English computing

Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.?

Proto-Italic *serwos

Latin servus

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin -itia

Latin servitiumbor.

Old French servisebor.

Old English serfis

Middle English servise

English service

English Multiplexed Information and Computing Service

English Multics

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English eunuchinflu.

English Unix

blend

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):

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• Audio:

  (file)

  (pronunciation by Linus Torvalds)

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Proper noun

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

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

   Alternative form: linux

Derived terms

• ALSA
• COLA
• COLAtard
• GNU/Linux
• LAMP
• LAMPP
• LDP
• LEMP
• LFS
• Lienux
• Linmodem
• Lintard
• Linuxer
• Linuxism
• Linux ISO
• LNMP
• LSB
• LUG
• Lunix
• OEL
• RHEL
• WSL

Translations

operating system

• Arabic: لِينُكْس m (līnuks), لينوكس m (līnūks), لِينِكْس (līniks)
• 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), Linux (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
• Italian: Linux m
• 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)
• Persian: لینوکس (linuks)
• Polish: Linux (pl) m
• Portuguese: Linux (pt) m
• Romanian: Linux
• Russian: Ли́нукс m (Línuks)
• Sardinian: Linux m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Линукс m

  Latin: Linuks m, Linux (sh) m

• Swedish: Linux
• Thai: ลินุกซ์ (lí-núk)
• Turkish: Linux, Linuks

  Ottoman Turkish: لینوكس (Linux, Linuks)

• Ukrainian: Лі́нукс m (Línuks)
• Urdu: لینکس (linaks)

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English Linux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːnʊks/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Proper noun

Linux n (proper noun, strong, genitive Linux)

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

Declension

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

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

Further reading

• “Linux” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Linux” in Duden online

Hungarian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Linux.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Linux

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

Declension

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

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Linux.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlĩ.nuks/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlĩ.nuks/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.nuks/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.nuks/

Proper noun

Linux m

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

Turkish

Alternative forms

• Linuks (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Linux.

Proper noun

Linux (definite accusative Linux'u, plural Linuxlar)

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

Declension

Declension of Linux

	singular	plural
nominative	Linux	Linuxlar
accusative	Linux'u	Linuxları
dative	Linux'a	Linuxlara
locative	Linux'da	Linuxlarda
ablative	Linux'dan	Linuxlardan
genitive	Linux'un	Linuxların

Possessive forms of Linux

	singular	plural
benim (my)	Linux'um	Linuxlarım
senin (your)	Linux'un	Linuxların
onun (his/her/its)	Linux'u	Linuxları
bizim (our)	Linux'umuz	Linuxlarımız
sizin (your)	Linux'unuz	Linuxlarınız
onların (their)	Linux'u Linuxları	Linuxları