See also: ligné

English edit

Etymology edit

French ligne.

Noun edit

ligne (plural lignes)

  1. (textiles) A unit of length used for measuring the diameter of buttons.

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Danish likna, derived with the inchoative suffix -ne from lig (similar). Compare Swedish likna, English liken, Middle Low German līkenen. It has replaced an older verb without -n, *galīkōną, hence Old English ġelīcian, German gleichen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉𐌽 (galeikōn).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ligne (imperative lign, infinitive at ligne, present tense ligner, past tense lignede, perfect tense har lignet)

  1. resemble, look like
  2. take after
  3. be like
  4. (taxation) assess

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French ligne, from Latin līnea.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /liɲ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iɲ

Noun edit

ligne f (plural lignes)

  1. line
  2. route, course, service, line
  3. cable
  4. (computing) row (in a table)
  5. (body shape) figure

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Mauritian Creole: lalin

Further reading edit

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From the adjective lik.

Verb edit

ligne (imperative lign, present tense ligner, passive lignes, simple past and past participle ligna or lignet, present participle lignende)

  1. to look like, resemble, be similar to
  2. to compare (med / to)
  3. (taxation) to assess

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