линия

Russian

noun+
Definitions
  • line path through two or more points, or figuratively
  • (historical) line old Russian unit of length equal to 1/10 of an inch, or 2.54 mm
  • (dated) a building housing a row of adjacent trading stalls; a cloth hall
  • type of street or one side of a street

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish linia (line) derived from German Linie (line) derived from Latin līnea (line, thread, linen thread) derived from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (flax).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*līno-

Gloss

flax

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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