lijn

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch līne, from Old Dutch *līna, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
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Noun

lijn f (plural lijnen, diminutive lijntje n)

(geometry) a line
a rope, a cable
a route
(chess) file
(usually diminutive, slang) a line of drugs in powder form

Synonyms

(line): streep
(rope): touw, draad, kabel
(route): weg, route

Coordinate terms

(drug dose): nakkie, nak, sleutelpunt

Derived terms

Geometric:

Rope, cable:

Route:

buslijn
spoorlijn
tramlijn

Verb

lijn

first-person singular present indicative of lijnen
imperative of lijnen

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