lineus

See also: Lineus

Latin

Etymology

    From līnum (flax; linen cloth) +‎ -eus.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

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

    1. of flax or linen; flaxen
      Synonym: linteus

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    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
    accusative līneum līneam līneum līneōs līneās līnea
    ablative līneō līneā līneō līneīs
    vocative līnee līnea līneum līneī līneae līnea

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Italo-Romance:
      • Italian: lino
    • Gallo-Romance:
    • Borrowings:
      • 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.