[ˈliː.ne.a], [ˈliː.ne.a]
OriginFrom līneus (“flaxen; flaxen [thing]”), from līnum (“flax”).
- declension-1A linen thread.
- declension-1The warp and weft during weaving.
- declension-1A fishing line.
- declension-1A plumbline.
- declension-1A bowstring.
- declension-1A geometric line translating γραμμή (grammḗ).
- declension-1A boundary line.
- declension-1A line of descent, a lineage.
- declension-1A line of thought; an outline, a sketch.
“Primae Lineae Isagoges in Eruditionem Universalem” — Introductions of a First Line into Universal Knowledge
“Nulla dies sine linea.” — Pliny the Elder's Natural History
- feminine, form-of, nominative, singular, vocativenominative/vocative feminine singular
- accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, pluralnominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
- ablative, feminine, form-of, singularablative feminine singular of līneus
Formslīnea(canonical, feminine) · līneae(genitive) · līnea(nominative, singular) · līneae(nominative, plural) · līneae(genitive, singular) · līneārum(genitive, plural) · līneae(dative, singular) · līneīs(dative, plural) · līneam(accusative, singular) · līneās(accusative, plural) · līneā(ablative, singular) · līneīs(ablative, plural) · līnea(singular, vocative) · līneae(plural, vocative) · linea(alternative, Medieval-Latin) · līnea(canonical) · līneā(canonical)
Source: Wiktionary