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linje

linje

See also: linjë

Danish

Alternative forms

Noun

linje c (singular definite linjen, plural indefinite linjer)

  1. line
  2. (chess) file

Inflection


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin linea, via German Linie

Noun

linje f, m (definite singular linja or linjen, indefinite plural linjer, definite plural linjene)

  1. a line
  2. (chess) file

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin linea

Noun

linje f (definite singular linja, indefinite plural linjer, definite plural linjene)

  1. alternative form of line

Derived terms

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish linia, from Latin linea, from līnum, from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (flax).

Pronunciation

Noun

linje c

  1. line (path through two or more points)
  2. line; a bus line
  3. line; a telephone or network connection
  4. line; a threadlike crease marking the face or the hand
  5. line; historically a measure of length; 1/12 of an inch or 1/10 of a decimal inch (decimaltum)
  6. (officially until 1994 and colloquially since) an education at gymnasium level; hence called program
  7. (chess) file

Declension

Inflection of linje 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative linje linjen linjer linjerna
Genitive linjes linjens linjers linjernas

Synonyms

  • (bus line): busslinje
  • (education): program (official term since 1994/1995)

See also