interlinear

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Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Latin inter-bor.

English inter-

substrateder.

Proto-Indo-European *līnom

Proto-Italic *līnom

Latin līnum

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos

Proto-Italic *-ejos

Proto-Italic *-eos

Latin -eus

Latin līneus

Latin līnea

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -āris

Latin līneārisbor.

English linear

English interlinear

From inter- + linear.

Adjective

interlinear (not comparable)

1. (of text) inserted between the lines of a text
2. having alternate lines of text in different languages

Derived terms

• interlinearization
• interlinearize
• interlinearly

Related terms

• juxtalinear

Translations

interlinear

• Catalan: interlineal
• Finnish: rivienvälinen
• French: interlinéaire (fr) f
• German: interlinear (de), Interlinear-, zwischenzeilig
• Irish: idirlínteach
• Scottish Gaelic: eadar-sgrìobhach, eadar-sgrìobhta, eadar-shreathte, eadar-shreathach
• Volapük: vülienik, vüliena-

Noun

interlinear (plural interlinears)

1. A translated text having alternate lines in different languages.

   I've been reading a lot of graded readers and interlinears lately.

Translations

interlinear (translation)

• Finnish: rivienvälinen käännös
• French: interlinéaire (fr) f, glose interlinéaire f
• German: Interlinearübersetzung f, Interlineares n
• Volapük: vülienatradutod, vülienot