linja

== Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Swedish linia (compare modern Swedish linje), from Latin līnea. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlinjɑ/, [ˈlinjɑ̝] Rhymes: -injɑ Syllabification(key): lin‧ja Hyphenation(key): lin‧ja === Noun === linja line (a connected set of points, e.g. a path acting as a boundary) Pori-Tampere-Imatra—linja ― Pori-Tampere-Imatra line line (a path regularly used by a mode of transportation; connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.) raitiovaunulinja ― tram line line (telephone, network or electrical connection, often but not necessarily physical) puhelinlinja ― phone line policy, line (principle of behaviour, conduct, or relationship towards something) (usually in the plural) outline, contour (e.g. when describing the shape of something) selkeät linjat ― clear outlines/contours line (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) Synonym: sukulinja (military) line (demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces) vihollisen linjojen takana ― behind enemy lines (education) curriculum, study program Synonym: opintolinja kuvataiteen linja ― visual arts curriculum (chess) file (vertical line of squares) (business) line (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) Synonym: tuotelinja (biology) line (population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup) Synonym: solulinja (historical) an obsolete Finnish unit of measurement for length equal to 1/12th of a tuuma or around 2.062 millimeters; comparable to imperial line ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “linja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === lajin, nilja == Ingrian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian линия (linija). === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlinjɑ/, [ˈlʲiɲː] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlinjɑ/, [ˈlʲinjɑ] Rhymes: -inj, -injɑ Hyphenation: lin‧ja === Noun === linja line (transport) railroad line ==== Declension ==== == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sicilian ligna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɪn.ja/ Rhymes: -ɪnja === Noun === linja f (plural linji) line Synonym: (archaic) ħatt track, rail goal line ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === linjen === Noun === linja m or f definite feminine singular of linje == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === linja f definite singular of linje