"lien" meaning in French

See lien in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ljɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-lien.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-lien.wav Forms: liens [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French lien, from Old French lien, liem, from Latin ligāmen (“bond”), from ligō. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*leyǵ-}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|lien|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French lien, {{inh+|fr|frm|lien}} Inherited from Middle French lien, {{inh|fr|fro|lien}} Old French lien, {{inh|fr|la|ligāmen||bond}} Latin ligāmen (“bond”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} lien m (plural liens)
  1. tie, bond Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lien-fr-noun-~tvakcR4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. link Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lien-fr-noun-sbG9tIDG Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lien mort Related terms: lier, relier

Inflected forms

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    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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