Danish

Alternative forms

• linie

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

References

• “linje” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

References

• “linje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

Synonyms

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

See also

• linjal
• linjär