linientreu
German, adjective/ˈliːni̯ənˌtʁɔɪ̯/
linientreu is spelled L-I-N-I-E-N-T-R-E-U (10 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 156,943rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Linientreu is a German adjective meaning “orthodox (adhering to an ideology or the party line)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “konsequent an einer Ideologie, einer Parteilinie festhaltend und sie befolgend”.
What does linientreu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
orthodox (adhering to an ideology or the party line)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. konsequent an einer Ideologie, einer Parteilinie festhaltend und sie befolgend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of linientreu
- linientreuer masculine nominative singular
- am linientreuesten superlative
- am linientreusten superlative
- linientreue feminine nominative singular
- linientreues neuter nominative singular
- linientreuen genitive masculine singular
- linientreuem dative masculine singular
- der linientreue definite includes-article masculine
- die linientreue definite feminine includes-article
- das linientreue definite includes-article neuter
- die linientreuen definite includes-article nominative
- des linientreuen definite genitive includes-article
- der linientreuen definite feminine genitive
- dem linientreuen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce linientreu?
- /ˈliːni̯ənˌtʁɔɪ̯/
- [ˈliːni̯ənˌtʁɔɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is linientreu in German?
linientreu appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).