lijn

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) a line
2. (feminine) any line or curve
3. (feminine) a rope, a cable
4. (feminine) a route, a line (of transport, especially of public transport and airlines)
5. (feminine) a leash for restraining animals
6. (feminine) a file
7. (feminine) a diet
8. (abbreviation,alt-of,feminine) Short for waslijn.
9. (abbreviation,alt-of,feminine) Short for telefoonlijn.
10. (diminutive,feminine,slang,usually) a line of drugs in powder form

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of lijnen:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of lijnen:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of lijnen:

Concepts

line

rope

🪢

cord

round

figure

string

🪢

leash

score

lead

curve

edge

ferule

file

chord

Synonyms

streep

regel

rechte

linie

touw

🪢

schreef

toer

verbinding

teugel

kant

aansluiting

blok

koord

🪢

koorde

leidsel

meridiaan

methode

rij

rimpel

snoer

visie

kenmerk

lijnstuk

tekenen

reep

omlijning

lijntje

file

uitlijning

voorzien

zijde

contour

rooilijn

tracé

strip

strook

tak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɛi̯n/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch līne, from Old Dutch *līna, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). In several senses influenced by Latin līnea; compare linie.