lian

See also: Lian, lián, lían, liàn, liān, liǎn, and -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

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlian/

• Audio:

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Pronoun

lian

1. accusative singular of lia

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Finnish

Noun

lian

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of lika

Anagrams

• alin, lain, nila

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Mandarin

Romanization

lian

1. Nonstandard spelling of liān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of lián.
3. Nonstandard spelling of liǎn.
4. 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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Old Dutch

Etymology

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

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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

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Tetum

Noun

lian

1. a voice
2. a language

Synonyms

• lia
• dalen