lineus

Latin

Etymology

From līnum (“flax; linen cloth”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈliː.ne.us/, [ˈliː.ne.ʊs]

Adjective

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

  1. of flax or linen; flaxen

Declension

First/second declension.

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 līneae līneō līneīs līneīs līneīs
Accusative līneum līneam līneum līneōs līneās līnea
Ablative līneō līneā līneō līneīs līneīs līneīs
Vocative līnee līnea līneum līneī līneae līnea

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Norman: lînge
  • Portuguese: líneo
  • Spanish: líneo

References
  • 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
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