ligne

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See also: ligné

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

French ligne.

Noun[edit]

ligne (plural lignes)

  1. (textiles) A unit of length used for measuring the diameter of buttons.

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Danish likna, derived with the inchoative suffix -ne from lig (“similar”). Compare Swedish likna, English liken, Middle Low German līkenen. It has replaced an older verb without -n, *galīkōną, hence Old English ġelīcian, German gleichen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉𐌽 (galeikōn).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ligne (imperative lign, infinitive at ligne, present tense ligner, past tense lignede, perfect tense har lignet)

  1. resemble, look like
  2. take after
  3. be like
  4. (taxation) assess

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French ligne, from Latin līnea.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /liɲ/
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  • Rhymes: -iɲ

Noun[edit]

ligne f (plural lignes)

  1. line
  2. route, course, service, line
  3. cable
  4. (computing) row (in a table)
  5. (body shape) figure

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Mauritian Creole: lalin

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the adjective lik.

Verb[edit]

ligne (imperative lign, present tense ligner, passive lignes, simple past and past participle ligna or lignet, present participle lignende)

  1. to look like, resemble, be similar to
  2. to compare (med / to)
  3. (taxation) to assess

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