linaje

/liˈnaxe/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los linajes

Meaning

  1. lineage

    • Es de noble linaje.

      He is of noble lineage.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

estirpe

estirpe and linaje are close synonyms for "lineage, ancestry," interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

French

lignée

lignée is the French word for the same thing — both mean "lineage."

Portuguese

linhagem

linhagem is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "lineage."

Practice

1 What does linaje mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es de noble ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches linaje?

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