ligne
See also: ligné
English
Etymology
Noun
ligne (plural lignes)
Danish
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): [ˈliːnə]
- Homophones: line, Line
Verb
ligne (imperative lign, infinitive at ligne, present tense ligner, past tense lignede, perfect tense har lignet)
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French ligne, from Latin līnea.
Pronunciation
Noun
ligne f (plural lignes)
Derived terms
- 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
Descendants
- Mauritian Creole: lalin
Further reading
- “ligne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
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Etymology
From the adjective lik.
Verb
ligne (imperative lign, present tense ligner, passive lignes, simple past and past participle ligna or lignet, present participle lignende)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
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