linden
See also: Linden
English
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A linden tree, Tilia platyphyllos
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Old English linden, lind; from Proto-Germanic *lindō. The surface etymology is in lind + -en, as the English noun developed from the adjective.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪn.dən/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
linden (not comparable)
- (obsolete) made of lime-wood
Noun
linden (usually uncountable, plural lindens)
- Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves.
- The soft wood of such trees.
Synonyms
- (tree): basswood, lime
- (wood): basswood
Related terms
- -inda
- lind
- Linda
- lithe
Translations
tree
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wood from such tree
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Anagrams
- dinnle, linned
Danish
Noun
linden c
- singular definite of lind
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪndən
Noun
linden
- Plural form of linde
German
Adjective
linden
- inflection of lind:
- strong genitive masculine and neuter singular
- weak and mixed genitive and dative all-gender singular
- strong, weak, and mixed accusative masculine singular
- strong dative plural
- weak and mixed all-case plural
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English linden, equivalent to lynde + -en.
Adjective
linden
- Made of limewood.
Descendants
- English: linden
References
- “linden, (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 May 2018.
Old English
Etymology
From lind + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlinden/
Adjective
linden
- made of lime-wood
Descendants
- Middle English: linden
- English: linden
Spanish
Verb
linden
- Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of lindar.
- Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of lindar.
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present subjunctive form of lindar.