Afrikaans

Noun

lente ‎(plural lentes)

1. spring, the season between winter and summer

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛntə/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lentin, lenten, from Old Dutch lentin, from Proto-Germanic *langatīnaz, compound of *langaz ‎(“long”) + *tīnaz ‎(“day”). Cognate with English Lent, German Lenz.

Noun

lente f ‎(plural lentes, diminutive lentetje n)

1. spring: the season between winter and summer

Synonyms

• voorjaar

See also

• (seasons) seizoen, jaargetijde; lente/voorjaar, zomer, herfst/najaar, winter ^{(Category: nl:Seasons)}

Anagrams

• leent, netel, telen

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃t/

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *lenditem, from Latin lēns, lendem.

Noun

lente f ‎(plural lentes)

1. (zoology) nit

See also

• pou m

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Adjective

lente

1. feminine singular of lent

Galician

Etymology

From Latin lēns ‎(“lentil”), lentem.

Noun

lente f ‎(plural lentes)

1. lens

Related terms

• lentes

Ido

Etymology

lenta ‎(“slow”) +‎ -e ‎(“adverb”)

Adverb

lente

1. slowly

Synonyms

• quik

Interlingua

Noun

lente

1. lens

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛnte

Etymology 1

Inflected form of lento.

Adjective

lente fpl

1. feminine plural of lento

Etymology 2

From Latin lēns ‎(“lentil”), lentem.

Noun

lente f ‎(plural lenti)

1. lens

Derived terms

• lente a contatto
• lente d'ingrandimento

Latin

Etymology

From lentus ‎(“slow”) +‎ -ē.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlen.teː/

Adverb

lentē ‎(comparable lentius, superlative lentissimē)

1. slowly

   Marcus ambulat lente ad arborem.‎

   Marcus walks slowly to the tree.

Synonyms

• (slowly): tardē

Related terms

• lentēscō
• lentitūdō
• lentulus
• lentus
• festina lente

References

• lente in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lente in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “lente”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Latvian

Noun

lente f (5th declension)

1. riband
2. band
3. fillet
4. ribbon
5. sweatband
6. tape

Declension

Norman

Adjective

lente

1. feminine singular of lent

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lenet

Verb

lente

1. simple past of lene

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin lēns ‎(“lentil”), lentem.

Noun

lente f (plural lentes)

1. (optics) lens (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it)
2. lens (device which focuses or defocuses electron beams)
3. (by extension, figuratively) lens (a way of looking, literally or figuratively, at something)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:lente.

Related terms

• lentilha

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lēns ‎(“lentil”), lentem.

Noun

lente m ‎(plural lentes)

1. lens

Related terms

• lenteja
• lentejuela
• liendre