line
Middle English
/liːn(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- rope, cord
- line, rule, ruler, measure
- (figurative) rule, direction, command, edict
- line, straight mark; also a fictitious line
- (written) line, verse
Etymology
Inherited from Old English līne (line, rope, cord, rule, cable, direction, series, hawser, row) inherited from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (rope, flaxen cord, line, thread, string).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*līnǭ
Gloss
rope, flaxen cord, line, thread, string
Concept
Semantic Field
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Kanji
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Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- A-line English
- Wallace Line English
- adviceline English
- airline English
- aline English
- backline English
- balkline English
- bankline English
- barline English
- baseline English
- bassline English
- battleline English
- beachline English
- beamline English
- beardline English
- beeline English
- beltline English
- birthline English
- bitline English
- blackline English
- bloodline English
- blueline English
- borderline English
- brake line English
- breadline English
- breast line English
- bridgeline English
- broadline English
- browline English
- buntline English
- bustline English
- byline English
- capline English
- careline English
- catchline English
- centerline English
- centreline English
- chatline English
- cheatline English
- childline English
- chowline English
- clewline English
- cliffline English
- clothesline English
- cloudline English
- coachline English
- coastline English
- codeline English
- codline English
- coline English
- cookline English
- copyline English
- corkline English
- correction line English
- counterline English
- countline English
- coverline English
- cream line English
- crestline English
- crossline English
- crotchline English
- cutline English
- danceline English
- dateline English
- deline English
- doorline English
- dragline English
- dripperline English
- driveline English
- dropline English
- drumline English
- dryline English
- eddyline English
- eigenline English
- eyeline English
- feedline English
- fenceline English
- fireline English
- fishing line English
- fishline English
- flashline English
- flatline English
- floatline English
- flowline English
- fog line English
- frameline English
- freeline English
- frontline English
- gangline English
- gapeline English
- gateline English
- germline English
- girthline English
- gobline English
- grainline English
- greenline English
- greyline English
- gridline English
- groundline English
- guardline English
- guideline English
- gumline English
- gunline English
- guyline English
- gyroline English
- hairline English
- handline English
- hardline English
- headline English
- heartline English
- helpline English
- hemline English
- highlining English
- hipline English
- hoodline English
- hoseline English
- hotline English
- houseline English
- infoline English
- interline English
- isoline English
- jawline English
- jugline English
- keyline English
- kickline English
- landline English
- lashline English
- leadline English
- leechline English
- ley line English
- lifeline English
- liftline English
- light line English
- limbline English
- line English
- line scan English
- lineable English
- lineage English
- linebacking English
- linebreeding English
- linebroadening English
- linecaster English
- linecasting English
- linecut English
- linefill English
- lineflow English
- linehaul English
- lineless English
- linelike English
- linemaker English
- lineman English
- linemate English
- linemode English
- linen English
- lineoid English
- liner English
- linescore English
- lineshape English
- lineside English
- linesman English
- linespace English
- linespacing English
- linespeed English
- linesperson English
- linestrength English
- linestring English
- lineswoman English
- linewidth English
- linewise English
- linework English
- lineworker English
- linotype English
- lipline English
- logline English
- longline English
- lunchline English
- mainline English
- makeline English
- matriline English
- midline English
- monoline English
- mouthline English
- multiline English
- nearline English
- neckline English
- newline English
- nightline English
- offline English
- old-line English
- one-liner English
- online English
- outline English
- overline English
- paceline English
- pathline English
- patriline English
- payline English
- pipeline English
- playline English
- plotline English
- polyline English
- potline English
- pseudoline English
- questline English
- quitline English
- ramline English
- redline English
- reline English
- ridgeline English
- roofline English
- scanline English
- scoreline English
- sealine English
- seamline English
- seedline English
- selfline English
- setline English
- shearline English
- sheetline English
- shoreline English
- shortline English
- shoutline English
- sideline English
- sightline English
- silverline English
- skyline English
- slackline English
- slimline English
- snakeline English
- snapline English
- songline English
- soupline English
- spaceline English
- sparkline English
- startline English
- stemline English
- storyline English
- strandline English
- strapline English
- streakline English
- streamline English
- stringline English
- stripline English
- subline English
- superline English
- swimline English
- swingline English
- tagline English
- tapeline English
- throughline English
- throwline English
- tideline English
- timberline English
- timeline English
- tipline English
- topline English
- touchline English
- towline English
- toyline English
- trackline English
- tradeline English
- tramline English
- trapline English
- trayline English
- trenchline English
- tripline English
- trotline English
- trunkline English
- underline English
- uniline English
- unline English
- waistline English
- warmline English
- washline English
- waterline English
- winchline English
- wireline English
- woodline English
- wordline English
- xenoline English
- zipline English
- line Italian
- *līno- Proto-Indo-European
- *līną Proto-Germanic
- *līnǭ Proto-Germanic
- ライン Japanese
- line Old English
- linen Old English
- līne Old English
- aline Middle English
- lína Old Norse
- लाइन Hindi
- līna Old High German
- လိုင်း Burmese
- *līna Old Dutch
- *līna Old Saxon
- 라인 Korean
- lain Tok Pisin
- laiin Fiji Hindi