English

Noun

linea ‎(plural lineae)

1. (astronomy, geology) Any long marking, dark or bright, on a planet or moon's surface.

   The moons Dione and Europa have prominent lineae.

Anagrams

• alien
• aline, Aline, A-line
• anile
• laine

Italian

Etymology

From Latin līnea ‎(“line, thread”), from līnum ‎(“flax”).

Pronunciation

lìnea, IPA^(key): /ˈlinea/

Noun

linea f ‎(plural linee)

1. line
2. dash (Morse code symbol)

Related terms

Verb

linea

1. third-person singular present indicative of lineare
2. second-person singular imperative of lineare

Anagrams

• aneli
• liane

Latin

Alternative forms

• linea (Medieval Latin)

Etymology

From līneus ‎(“flaxen; flaxen [thing]”), from līnum ‎(“flax”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈliː.ne.a/

Noun

līnea f ‎(genitive līneae); first declension

1. A linen thread.
2. Any line, thread, or string, particularly
   1. The warp and weft during weaving.
   2. A fishing line.
   3. A plumbline.
   4. A bowstring.
   5. (geometry) A geometric line.
   6. A boundary line.
   7. A line of descent, a lineage.
   8. A line of thought; an outline, a sketch.
      • 1756, Johann Matthias Gesner:

        Primae Lineae Isagoges in Eruditionem Universalem

        Introductions of a First Line into Universal Knowledge

      • 77, Apelles:

        Nulla dies sine linea.

        Pliny the Elder's Natural History

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

Related terms

• līneātiō
• līneus
• līnum

Descendants

Adjective

līnea

1. nominative feminine singular of līneus: flaxen
2. nominative neuter plural of līneus
3. accusative neuter plural of līneus
4. vocative feminine singular of līneus
5. vocative neuter plural of līneus

līneā

1. ablative feminine singular of līneus

References

• linea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• linea in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• LINEA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “linea”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• linea in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Spanish

Noun

linea

1. Misspelling of línea.

Verb

linea

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of linear.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of linear.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of linear.