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Lind

Lind

(lĭnd)
,
Noun.
The linden. See
Linden
.
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


Lind

Lind

See also: lind and līnd

English

Proper noun

Lind

  1. A surname.

Danish

Etymology

From lind (linden tree).

Proper noun

Lind

  1. A surname.

Faroese

Proper noun

Lind

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Lind: Lindarson
  • daughter of Lind: Lindardóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Lind
Accusative Lind
Dative Lind
Genitive Lindar

Swedish

Etymology

From lind (linden tree).

Proper noun

Lind

  1. A surname.

Related terms

lind

lind

See also: Lind

English

Noun

lind (plural linds)

  1. (obsolete) the lime tree, or linden tree

Albanian

Etymology

Nasal present of lej. From Proto-Albanian *(a)liienT-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, feed’. Possibly, an original present participle. Compare Old English leodan, Old Saxon liodan, Old High German liotan, Old Norse loðenn 'to grow', lind (wellspring).

Verb

lind (first-person singular past tense linda, participle lindur)

  1. to give birth, bear (child)

Synonyms


Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse linr.

Adjective

lind

  1. soft
  2. thin
Inflection
Inflection of lind
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular lind 2
Neuter singular lindt 2
Plural linde 2
Definite attributive1 linde
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lind.

Noun

lind c (singular definite linden, plural indefinite linde)

  1. linden, lime, basswood (Tilia)
Inflection

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lintu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lunta or *linta, compare with Finnish lintu, Ter Sami lonn't, and Hungarian lúd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lˈind̥/

Noun

lind (genitive linnu, partitive lindu)

  1. bird

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.


German

Pronunciation

Adjective

lind (comparative linder, superlative am lindsten)

  1. mild
  2. gentle

Declension


Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪnt/
    Rhymes: -ɪnt

Noun

lind f (genitive singular lindar, nominative plural lindir)

  1. spring
  2. lime, linden (Tilia)

Declension


Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lindō, from Proto-Indo-European *lent- (tree with supple branches; supple). Cognate with Old Saxon lindia, Middle Dutch linde (Dutch linde), Old High German linta (German Linde), Old Norse lind (Swedish lind); and, from Indo-European, with Latin lentus (supple), Ancient Greek ἐλάτη (elátē, spruce), Albanian lis (oak) and lind (vineyard's bud, sprout), Russian луб (lub, phloem), Polish lęt (a switch), Lithuanian lentà (plank). See also līþe.

Pronunciation

Noun

lind f (nominative plural linde)

  1. lime, linden
  2. (poetic) shield (made from linden wood)

Derived terms

Descendants


Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

lind c

  1. linden tree

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lintu.

Noun

lind

  1. bird

Inflection

Inflection of lind
nominative sing. lind
genitive sing. lindun
partitive sing. lindud
partitive plur. linduid
singular plural
nominative lind lindud
accusative lindun lindud
genitive lindun linduiden
partitive lindud linduid
essive-instructive lindun linduin
translative linduks linduikš
inessive lindus linduiš
elative linduspäi linduišpäi
illative ? linduihe
adessive lindul linduil
ablative lindulpäi linduilpäi
allative lindule linduile
abessive linduta linduita
comitative lindunke linduidenke
prolative lindudme linduidme
approximative I lindunno linduidenno
approximative II lindunnoks linduidennoks
egressive lindunnopäi linduidennopäi
terminative I ? linduihesai
terminative II lindulesai linduilesai
terminative III lindussai
additive I ? linduihepäi
additive II lindulepäi linduilepäi

Derived terms

  • kagrlind
  • kegonpaniilind
  • kodalind
  • käbulind
  • pihl'lind
  • rugižlind
  • toroklind
  • tähklind
  • vagolind
  • vilulind
  • lindunpoigaine

References

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), птица”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika