lijn

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:

lijnen

• Verb
• Noun

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɛi̯n/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: līne

Inherited from Old Dutch: *līna

In summary

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.

Concepts

line

rope

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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

Translations

linea

linha

ligne

línea

Linie

Zeile

γραμμή

Strich

linia

Leine

riga

corde

🪢

trait

Seil

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ride