ligne
See also: ligné
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editligne (plural lignes)
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom 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- IPA(key): [ˈliːnə]
- Homophones: line, Line
Verb
editligne (imperative lign, infinitive at ligne, present tense ligner, past tense lignede, perfect tense har lignet)
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French ligne, from Latin līnea.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editligne f (plural lignes)
Derived terms
edit- avion de ligne
- dans les grandes lignes
- en ligne
- entrer en ligne de compte
- hors ligne
- juge de ligne
- ligne de bataille
- ligne de changement de date
- ligne de conduite
- ligne de crête
- ligne de désir
- ligne de faille
- ligne de flottaison
- ligne de fond
- ligne de force
- ligne de front
- ligne de fuite
- ligne de mire
- ligne de montage
- ligne de partage des eaux
- ligne directrice
- ligne droite
- ligne d’arrivée
- ligne d’horizon
- ligne latérale
- linge
- lire entre les lignes
- mettre en ligne
- navire de ligne
- point à la ligne
- retour à la ligne
- saut de ligne
- sur toute la ligne
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Mauritian Creole: lalin
Further reading
edit- “ligne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom the adjective lik.
Verb
editligne (imperative lign, present tense ligner, passive lignes, simple past and past participle ligna or lignet, present participle lignende)
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
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