линза
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Linse in 1870s (earlier attested once in 1847 with the sense 'lentiform shape'), from Middle High German linse (“lentil”), from Old High German linsa, likely a borrowing from an unidentified source.
Compare Latin lēns, Lithuanian lęšis, and Old Church Slavonic лѧща (lęšta) sounding too similar for a coincidence, however different enough to prohibit reconstruction of a common PIE protoform.
If ultimately a non-IE loanword, locating the source is virtually impossible because cultivation of lentil was widespread in the region since the Neolithic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlʲinzə]
Noun
ли́нза • (línza) f inan (genitive ли́нзы, nominative plural ли́нзы, genitive plural линз)
- lens (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it)
Declension
Declension of ли́нза (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ли́нза línza | ли́нзы línzy |
| genitive | ли́нзы línzy | ли́нз línz |
| dative | ли́нзе línze | ли́нзам línzam |
| accusative | ли́нзу línzu | ли́нзы línzy |
| instrumental | ли́нзой, ли́нзою línzoj, línzoju | ли́нзами línzami |
| prepositional | ли́нзе línze | ли́нзах línzax |
Derived terms
- ли́нза Френе́ля f (línza Frenélja)