linhagem

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lĩˈɲa.ʒẽj̃/ [lĩˈj̃a.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lĩˈɲa.ʒẽj̃/ [lĩˈj̃a.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈɲa.ʒẽj̃/ [liˈɲa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈɲa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʒẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʒɐ̃j̃
• Hyphenation: li‧nha‧gem

Etymology 1

From linho (flax) +‎ -agem.

Noun

linhagem f (plural linhagens)

1. burlap

Related terms

• linho

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese linhagem, from Old French lignage.

Noun

linhagem f (plural linhagens)

1. lineage (series or succession of ancestors or descendants)

   Synonym: descendência

Related terms

• linha