ligne

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See also: ligné

English

Etymology

French ligne.

Noun

ligne (plural lignes)

  1. (textiles) A unit of length used for measuring the diameter of buttons.

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

Verb

ligne (imperative lign, infinitive at ligne, present tense ligner, past tense lignede, perfect tense har lignet)

  1. resemble, look like
  2. take after
  3. be like
  4. (taxation) assess

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ligne, from Latin līnea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liɲ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɲ

Noun

ligne f (plural lignes)

  1. line
  2. route, course, service, line
  3. cable
  4. (computing) row (in a table)
  5. (body shape) figure

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Mauritian Creole: lalin

Further reading

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

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)

  1. to look like, resemble, be similar to
  2. to compare (med / to)
  3. (taxation) to assess

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Derived terms

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