| Language | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | liniaal |
| Catalan | regle |
| Danish | lineal |
| Dutch | liniaal |
| English | ruler |
| Finnish | viivotin |
| German | Lineal |
| Modern Greek | χάρακας |
| Modern Hebrew | sargel |
| Hungarian | vonalzó |
| Icelandic | reglustika |
| Irish | rialóir |
| Italian | righello |
| Lithuanian | liniuotė |
| Moselle Franconian | Lineal |
| Maltese | riga |
| Polish | linijka |
| Russian | линейка |
| Serbian Standard | lenjir |
| Slovak | pravítko |
| Southern African English | ruler |
| Spanish | regla |
| Swedish | linjal |
| Turkish | cetvel |
| Xhosa | irula |