lijn

• IPA^(key): /lɛi̯n/

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• Hyphenation: lijn
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

From Middle Dutch līne, from Old Dutch *līna, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). In several senses influenced by Latin līnea; compare linie.

lijn f (plural lijnen, diminutive lijntje n)

1. (geometry) a line

   Synonym: streep

2. any line or curve

   De lijnen in het schilderij waren erg lelijk. ― The lines in the painting were very ugly.

3. a rope, a cable

   Synonyms: touw, draad, kabel

4. a route, a line (of transport, especially of public transport and airlines)

   Synonym: route

5. a leash for restraining animals

   Synonym: leiband

   Honden moeten in het park aan de lijn. ― Dogs must be kept on a leash in the park.

6. (chess) a file
7. a diet

   Mijn kinderen zijn aan de lijn. ― My children are on a diet.

8. short for waslijn

   Hij hangt de broeken aan de lijn. ― He is hanging the trousers on the clothesline.

9. short for telefoonlijn

   Wie heb ik aan de lijn? Hallo, hallo? ― Who is on the line? Hello? Hello?

10. (usually diminutive, slang) a line of drugs in powder form

    Coordinate terms: nakkie, nak, sleutelpunt

• Berbice Creole Dutch: leni, lin
• → Indonesian: lin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lijn

1. inflection of lijnen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative