Linie

See also: linie and linię

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from linie (“military line”). The neighbourhood is named after a former defensive line.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.ni/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Li‧nie
• Homophone: linie

Proper noun

Linie n

1. A neighbourhood of Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German linie, from Medieval Latin linea, alternative form of older Latin līnea. Earlier borrowings from the same source, such as Old High German linna, were not continued.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːni̯ə/, [ˈliː.ni.ə], [ˈliːn.jə]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Linie f (genitive Linie, plural Linien)

1. line
2. (chess) file
3. equator (nautical)

Declension

Declension of Linie [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Linie	die	Linien
genitive	einer	der	Linie	der	Linien
dative	einer	der	Linie	den	Linien
accusative	eine	die	Linie	die	Linien

Derived terms

• Bogenlinie
• Bruchlinie
• Fluglinie
• in erster Linie
• Mittellinie
• Parteilinie
• Torlinie
• Trennlinie

 

in linguistics

• Benrather Linie, Benrather-Linie, Benratherlinie (maken/machen-Linie)
• Ürdinger Linie, Uerdinger Linie (ik/ich-Linie)

 

Descendants

• → Danish: linje
• → Norwegian: linje
• → Russian: ли́ния (línija) (or from Polish)

Further reading

• “Linie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Linie” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Linie” in Duden online