linha

== English == === Etymology === From Portuguese linha (“line”), from Old Galician-Portuguese linha, from Latin līnea (“thread, line”), from līnum (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Doublet of line, linea, and ligne. === Noun === linha (plural linhas) (historical, measure) A traditional short Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 2.3 mm. ==== Synonyms ==== Portuguese line, line (in Portuguese contexts) ==== Coordinate terms ==== line (traditional English equivalent) ponto (1⁄12 linha), grao (2 linhas), dedo (8 linhas), polegada (12 linhas) === Anagrams === Nihal == Galician == === Noun === linha f (plural linhas, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of liña === References === “linha”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Occitan == === Pronunciation === === Noun === linha f (plural linhas) line === Further reading === Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 411 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese linha, from Latin līnea (“line, thread”), from līnum (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Cognate with Galician liña, Spanish línea and Catalan llinya. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: li‧nha === Noun === linha f (plural linhas) line (a string, a thread) Synonyms: barbante, cabo, corda, cordão, cordel, fio, guita (mathematics) line (a straight path through two or more points) Synonyms: reta, risco, traço line, a thin wrinkle or crease in skin, fabric, &c. line (a straight marking of longitude or latitude) Hyponyms: equador, latitude, longitude, trópico line (a queue or sequence of people or objects) Synonyms: fila, fileira, sequência, série (typography, design) line, a row of text product line (a series of related products) Synonym: série telephone line (a physical telephone connection or a single telephony account) fishing line (a line used to catch or hang fish) Synonym: linha de pesca Coordinate terms: anzol, boia, chumbada, chumbo, isca, molinete, vara railroad track, whether straight or not Synonyms: trilho, linha férrea line (a railroad or other mass transportation route) Synonyms: itinerário, rota (historical, measure) linha, Portuguese line (a former small unit of length about equal to 2.3 mm) Coordinate terms: ponto (1⁄12 linha), grão (2 linhas), dedo (8 linhas), polegada (12 linhas) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “linha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “linha” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “linha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “linha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026