Zeile

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German

Alternative forms

  • Z. (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Middle High German zīl(e), from Old High German zīla. Outside of High German only attested in eastern Dutch tijl and Westphalian Low German Tile (both “row of sheaves”), but probably inherited from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- (“to divide”). Related with Zeit and English time.

Pronunciation

Noun

Zeile f (genitive Zeile, plural Zeilen, diminutive Zeilchen n)

  1. line, row
    1. in a text or table
      Coordinate term: Spalte
    2. of certain other things, especially houses or building elements like windows, sometimes also stalls, parked cars, trees, etc.
      Synonyms: Reihe, Linie, Flucht

Declension

Declension of Zeile
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zeile die Zeilen
genitive einer der Zeile der Zeilen
dative einer der Zeile den Zeilen
accusative eine die Zeile die Zeilen

Hyponyms

Further reading

  • “Zeile” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zeile” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Zeile” in Duden online
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