linse

See also: Linse and lìnsè

Danish

Noun

linse c (singular definite linsen, plural indefinite linser)

  1. lens
    En konveks linse buer lys indad, og en konkav linse buer lys udad.
    A convex lens bends light inward, and a concave lens bends light outward.

Inflection

Declension of linse
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative linse linsen linser linserne
genitive linses linsens linsers linsernes

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German

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

linse

  1. inflection of linsen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German linsa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈlins̠ə/

Noun

linse f

  1. a lentil
    • c. late 12th century, Vorauer Genesis:
      Sīne linse ër sōt.
      His lentils he cooked.

Declension

Descendants

  • German: Linse

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin lēns, via German Linse.

Noun

linse f or m (definite singular linsa or linsen, indefinite plural linser, definite plural linsene)

  1. lentil (the plant Lens culinaris)
  2. a lentil (a pulse (edible seed) from the plant Lens culinaris)
  3. a lens

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin lēns, via German Linse.

Noun

linse f (definite singular linsa, indefinite plural linser, definite plural linsene)

  1. lentil (plant, as above)
  2. a lentil (a pulse, as above)
  3. a lens

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lince, from Latin lyncem from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlinse/ [ˈlin̪.sɛ]
  • Rhymes: -inse
  • Syllabification: lin‧se

Noun

linse (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. lynx