lineus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From līnum (flax; linen cloth).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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līneus (feminine līnea, neuter līneum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of flax or linen; flaxen

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative līneus līnea līneum līneī līneae līnea
Genitive līneī līneae līneī līneōrum līneārum līneōrum
Dative līneō līneō līneīs
Accusative līneum līneam līneum līneōs līneās līnea
Ablative līneō līneā līneō līneīs
Vocative līnee līnea līneum līneī līneae līnea

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Albanian: linjë
  • French: linge
  • Italian: lino
  • Norman: lînge
  • Portuguese: líneo
  • Spanish: líneo

References

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  • lineus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lineus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lineus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.