linden

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See also: Linden and Lindén

English

A linden tree, Tilia platyphyllos
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Etymology

From Middle English linden, from Old English linden (linden, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *lindīnaz, from Proto-Germanic *lindō (linden tree), equivalent to lind +‎ -en. Cognate with Middle Low German linden (linden, adjective), German Low German Linnenboom (linden-tree), West Frisian linenbeam (linden-tree), German linden (linden, adjective). The English noun developed from the adjective.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪn.dən/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adjective

linden (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Made of lime-wood.

Derived terms

Noun

linden (usually uncountable, plural lindens)

  1. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves.
  2. The soft wood of such trees.

Synonyms

Translations

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

linden c

  1. definite singular of lind

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

linden

  1. plural of linde

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

linden

  1. inflection of lind:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English linden, equivalent to lynde +‎ -en (made of).

Adjective

linden

  1. Made of limewood.

Descendants

  • English: linden

References

Old English

Etymology

From lind +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

Adjective

linden

  1. made of lime-wood

Declension

Descendants

Spanish

Verb

linden

  1. inflection of lindar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

linden

  1. definite singular of lind