líne

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "line"

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

líne

vocative singular of lín

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish líne f (“line”),^[1] from Latin līnea.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲiːnʲə/^[2]

Noun

líne f (genitive singular líne, nominative plural línte)

line, row
Synonyms: rang, sraith
lineage, race, family; generation
Synonym: ginealach
(literary) span
clutch (of eggs)

Declension

Declension of líne (fourth declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	líne	línte
vocative	a líne	a línte
genitive	líne	línte
dative	líne	línte

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an líne	na línte
genitive	na líne	na línte
dative	leis an líne don líne	leis na línte

Derived terms

aerlíne f (“airline”)
as líne (“out of line, out of alignment”)
bainistíocht líne f (“line management”)
clólíne f (“line of type”)
dátlíne f (“date-line”)
dordlíne f (“bassline”)
fáithimlíne (“hemline”)
fear líne m (“linesman”)
folíne f (“extension”)
imlíne f (“outline, perimeter”)
lárlíne f (“diameter, centerline”)
léim thar líne (“exceed the bounds”, verb)
líne a tharraingt (“draw a line”, verb)
líne aindiallais f (“agonic line”)
líne an chinn f (“line of head”)
líne an chroí f (“line of heart”)
líne busanna f (“bus line”)
líne chatha f (“line of battle”)
líne chomh-airde f (“contour line”)
líne chomhthreomhar airde f (“almucantar”)
líne chosanta f (“line of defence”)
líne dhíreach f (“straight line”)
líne éadaigh f (“clothesline”)
líne loingis f (“shipping line”)
líne mheán lae f (“meridian line”)
líne na beatha f (“line of life”)
líne na cinniúna f (“line of fate”)
líne na lár f (“line of centres”)
líne poncanna m (“dotted line”)
líne teileafóin f (“telephone line”)
líne teileagraif f (“telegraph line”)
líne tharrthála f (“lifeline”)
líne thosaigh f (“front line”)
meánlíne f (“median”)

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “líne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 67

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “líne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “líne”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“líne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

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