Linie

See also: linie and linię

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)

line
(chess) file
equator (nautical)

Declension

Declension of Linie

	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

Descendants

→ Danish: linje
→ Norwegian: linje
→ Russian: линия (linija) (or from Polish)

Further reading

Linie in Duden online

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