Linear A

See also: lineara, lineará, and lineära

English

Etymology

Named by British archaeologist Arthur Evans, to distinguish it from the other linear script, Linear B.

Proper noun

Linear A

1. A syllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language, and an apparent predecessor to other scripts, such as Linear B.

Translations

syllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 線形文字A／线形文字A (Xiànxíng Wénzì Ēi), 线形文字A (Xiànxíng Wénzì Ēi)

• Dutch: Lineair A n
• Finnish: lineaari-A-kirjoitus
• French: linéaire A (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Georgian: A-ხაზოვანი (A-xazovani)
• German: Linearschrift A
• Greek: Γραμμική Αʹ f (Grammikí Aʹ)
• Spanish: Lineal A m

Anagrams

• Learian, Raelian, Raëlian, air lane, airlane