adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
līneus
līneus (feminine līnea, neuter līneum)
Classical[ˈliː.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈliː.ne.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveof flax or linen; flaxen
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | līneus | līnea | līneum |
| genitive | līneī | līneae | līneī |
| dative | līneō | līneae | līneō |
| accusative | līneum | līneam | līneum |
| ablative | līneō | līneā | līneō |
| vocative | līnee | līnea | līneum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | līneī | līneae | līnea |
| genitive | līneōrum | līneārum | līneōrum |
| dative | līneīs | līneīs | līneīs |
| accusative | līneōs | līneās | līnea |
| ablative | līneīs | līneīs | līneīs |
| vocative | līneī | līneae | līnea |
līnĕus, a, um, adj. linum,
I. of flax or lint, flaxen, linen-:
vincula, Verg. A. 5, 510: terga, the linen lining of a shield, id. ib. 10, 784: vestes, Plin. 12, 6, 13, § 25: lanugo, id. 32, 10, 44, § 126: pannis lineis involvere, Cels. 8, 10, 1.—Also subst.: līnĕum, a linen garment, Vulg. Ezech. 9, 2; id. ib. 10, 2 al.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
līneus adj.
linum, of flax, of lint, flaxen, linen- : lanterna: vestis, Cu.: vincula, V.: terga, lining (of a shield), V.
Origins
From līnum + -eus.
Borrowings
- Portugueselíneo
- Spanishlíneo
Italo-Romance
- Italianlino
Gallo-Romance
- Frenchlingefrom Old French linge
- Normanlîngefrom Old French linge