Meanings
Origin
- Middle English*fyshenge lyne
- Englishfishing line
From Middle English *fyshenge lyne (found in plural fyshenge lynes), equivalent to fishing + line.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek θῶμιγξ, μήρινθος
- θῶμιγξ (thôminx)chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
- μήρινθος (mḗrinthos)chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Basque amu-hari
- amu-harichord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Bulgarian леса́
- леса́ (lesá)chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Catalan llinya
- llinyachord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Chinese Mandarin 釣魚線 /钓鱼线, 釣線 /钓线
- 釣魚線 /钓鱼线 (diàoyúxiàn)chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
- 釣線 /钓线 (diàoxiàn)chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
- 釣絲 /钓丝 (diàosī)chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
- 魚絲 /鱼丝 (yúsī)chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Czech vlasec
- vlasecchord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Estonian õngenöör
- õngenöörchord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Finnish siima
- siimachord or line where the hook or lure is attached
French ligne de pêche
- ligne de pêchechord or line where the hook or lure is attached
German Angelschnur, Angelleine
- Angelschnurchord or line where the hook or lure is attached
- Angelleinechord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Greek ορμιά
- ορμιά (ormiá)chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Hungarian horgászzsinór
- horgászzsinórchord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Irish dorú (iascaireachta)
- dorú (iascaireachta)chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Italian lenza
- lenzachord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Japanese 釣り糸
- 釣り糸 (tsuriito)chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Korean 낚싯줄
- 낚싯줄 (naksitjul)chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Polish żyłka
- żyłkachord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Portuguese linha, linha de pesca
- linhachord or line where the hook or lure is attached
- linha de pescachord or line where the hook or lure is attached
- sedelachord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Russian ле́ска
- ле́ска (léska)chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Scottish Gaelic driamlach
- driamlachchord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Slovak vlasec
- vlasecchord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Spanish cuerda de pescar, hilo de pescar
- cuerda de pescarchord or line where the hook or lure is attached
- hilo de pescarchord or line where the hook or lure is attached
- sedalchord or line where the hook or lure is attached
- tanzachord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Swedish fiskelina, metrev
- fiskelinachord or line where the hook or lure is attached
- metrevchord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Thai สายเบ็ด
- สายเบ็ด (sǎai-bèt)chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Turkish misina
- misinachord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Ukrainian волосі́нь, лі́ска
- волосі́нь (volosínʹ)chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
- лі́ска (líska)chord or line where the hook or lure is attached
Cite this entry
APA
fishing line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishing%20line
MLA
“fishing line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishing%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fishing line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishing%20line.
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