lian

See also: Lian, lián, lían, liǎn, liàn, -lian, lí'àn, and lì'àn

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

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate 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

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lian	lianen	lianer	lianerna
Genitive	lians	lianens	lianers	lianernas

References

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