linier

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English linesman, and línia (“line”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [li.niˈe̞]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [li.niˈe]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [li.niˈeɾ]

Noun

linier m or f by sense (plural liniers)

1. (sports) linesman (men), lineswoman (women), assistant referee

   Synonym: àrbitre assistent

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

linier (feminine linière, masculine plural liniers, feminine plural linières)

1. (relational) flax

Further reading

• “linier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch lineair (“linear”), from French linéaire, from Latin līneāris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈniɛr/
• Rhymes: -ɛr, -r
• Hyphenation: li‧ni‧èr

Adjective

linièr (comparative lebih linier, superlative paling linier)

1. linear:
   1. having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course

      Synonym: segaris

   2. of or relating to lines

      Synonym: segaris

   3. (mathematics) of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form $y=ax+b$

      Synonym: lanjar

Alternative forms

• linèar
• linéar (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• dilinierkan
• kelinieran
• melinierkan
• pelinieran
• terlinierkan

Further reading

• “linier”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Romanian

Etymology

From linie +‎ -er.

Noun

linier n (uncountable)

1. (dated) ruler (instrument)

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	linier	linierul
genitive-dative	linier	linierului
vocative	linierule

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan linier, and this from linesman.

Noun

linier m or f by sense (plural linieres)

1. (sports, informal) linesman/lineswoman, assistant referee

   Synonym: árbitro asistente

Further reading

• “linier”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Noun

linier

1. archaic spelling of linjer