lian

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lian"

Danish

Etymology

From French liane.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.an/, [li.ˈæːˀn]

Noun

lian

  1. liana
  2. any vine

Declension

Declension of lian
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lian lianen lianer lianerne
genitive lians lianens lianers lianernes

References

lian” in Den Danske Ordbog

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlian/
  • Audio:(file)

Pronoun

lian

  1. accusative singular of lia

Finnish

Noun

lian

  1. genitive singular of lika

Anagrams

Mandarin

Romanization

lian

  1. nonstandard spelling of lián
  2. nonstandard spelling of liǎn
  3. nonstandard spelling of liàn

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Latin ligamen (bond), from ligare (to bind).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɑ̃/

Noun

lian m (plural lians)

  1. (Jersey, cycling) link (of chain)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French liane.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.aːn/, [lɪ.ˈaːn]

Noun

lian m (definite singular lianen, indefinite plural lianer, definite plural lianene)

  1. liana
  2. any vine

References

“lian” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French liane.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.aːn/, [lɪ.ˈaːn]

Noun

lian m (definite singular lianen, indefinite plural lianar, definite plural lianane)

  1. liana
  2. any vine

References

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *līhwan, from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną.

Verb

līan

  1. to lend, to grant

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: liën

Further reading

  • līan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Swedish

Etymology

From French liane.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.aːn/, [lɪ.ˈɑːn]

Noun

lian c

  1. liana
  2. any vine

Declension

References

Anagrams

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, compare Hawaiian leo and Malay leher.

Noun

lian

  1. voice
  2. language

Synonyms