linje
See also: linjë
Danish
Alternative forms
- linie
Etymology
From German Linie, from Old High German linia, from Latin līnea (“line”), from līnum, from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”).
Noun
linje c (singular definite linjen, plural indefinite linjer)
- line
- (chess) file
Inflection
Declension of linje
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | linje | linjen | linjer | linjerne |
| genitive | linjes | linjens | linjers | linjernes |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin linea, via German Linie
Noun
linje f or m (definite singular linja or linjen, indefinite plural linjer, definite plural linjene)
- a line
- (chess) file
Derived terms
Terms derived from linje
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References
- “linje” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin linea
Noun
linje f (definite singular linja, indefinite plural linjer, definite plural linjene)
- alternative form of line
Derived terms
Terms derived from linje
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References
- “linje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish linia, from Latin linea, from līnum, from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
linje c
- line (path through two or more points)
- line; a bus line
- line; a telephone or network connection
- line; a threadlike crease marking the face or the hand
- line; historically a measure of length; 1/12 of an inch or 1/10 of a decimal inch (decimaltum)
- (officially until 1994 and colloquially since) an education at gymnasium level; hence called program
- (chess) file
Declension
| Declension of linje | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | linje | linjen | linjer | linjerna |
| Genitive | linjes | linjens | linjers | linjernas |
Synonyms
- (bus line): busslinje
- (education): program (official term since 1994/1995)
See also
- linjal
- linjär