linealo

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lineal, Italian lineale, Russian лине́йка (linéjka), also considered to be from lineo +‎ -alo or lineala +‎ -o. Decision no. 4, Progreso V by the technical subcommittee. Decision no. 756, Progreso V.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lineˈalo/

Noun

linealo (plural lineali)

  1. ruler (for drawing lines)

Derived terms
  • kalkulo-linealo (“slide rule”)

References
  • Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, page 643
  • Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 89
  • Progreso V (in Ido), 1912–1913, pages 67, 659
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