lian

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lian"

Danish

lian

Etymology

From French liane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.an/, [li.ˈæːˀn]

Noun

lian

1. liana
2. any vine

Declension

Declension of lian

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lian	lianen	lianer	lianerne
genitive	lians	lianens	lianers	lianernes

References

“lian” in Den Danske Ordbog

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlian/

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Pronoun

lian

1. accusative singular of lia

Finnish

Noun

lian

1. genitive singular of lika

Anagrams

• alin, lain, nila

Mandarin

Romanization

lian

1. Nonstandard spelling of lián.
2. Nonstandard spelling of liǎn.
3. Nonstandard spelling of liàn.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Latin ligamen (“bond”), from ligare (“to bind”), present active infinitive of ligo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɑ̃/

Noun

lian m (plural lians)

1. (Jersey, cycling) link (of chain)

Related terms

• lier

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French liane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.aːn/, [lɪ.ˈaːn]

Noun

lian m (definite singular lianen, indefinite plural lianer, definite plural lianene)

1. liana
2. any vine

References

“lian” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French liane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.aːn/, [lɪ.ˈaːn]

Noun

lian m (definite singular lianen, indefinite plural lianar, definite plural lianane)

1. liana
2. any vine

References

• “lian” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *līhwan, from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną.

Verb

līan

1. to lend, to grant

Conjugation

Conjugation of līan (strong class 1 irregular, Verner alternation)

infinitive	līan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	līo, līon	lēh
2nd person singular	līes, līest	ligi, ligis
3rd person singular	līet	lēh
1st person plural	līon	ligun
2nd person plural	līet	ligut
3rd person plural	līont	ligun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	līe	ligi
2nd person singular	līes, līest	ligi, ligis
3rd person singular	līe	ligi
1st person plural	līen	ligin
2nd person plural	līet	ligit
3rd person plural	līen	ligin
imperative	present
singular	līh
plural	līet
participle	present	past
	līandi	ligan, giligan

Derived terms

• farlīan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: liën

Further reading

• “līan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Swedish

Etymology

From French liane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.aːn/, [lɪ.ˈɑːn]

Noun

lian c

1. liana
2. any vine

Declension

Declension of lian

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lian	lians
	definite	lianen	lianens
plural	indefinite	lianer	lianers
	definite	lianerna	lianernas

References

• lian in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lian in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lian in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Lina, lina

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, compare Hawaiian leo and Malay leher.

Noun

lian

1. voice
2. language

Synonyms

• lia
• dalen