linden

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves.
2. (uncountable, usually) The soft wood of such trees.

Adj

Made of lime-wood.

Conceptes

tell

til·ler

tiŀler

Sinònims

lime

basswood

lime tree

linden tree

Tilia

basswood

lime

Chinese linden

ash

lime tree

bass

lime-tree

linden-tree

tell

satin wood

lime wood

Traduccions

tilleul

tilo

tiglio

Linde

linde

tília

lindeboom

tilia

φλαμουριά

ıhlamur

φιλύρα

til

Lindenbaum

telh

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈlɪn.dən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: linden

Heretat de anglès antic: linden

Cognat amb Middle Low German: linden

Cognat amb frisó occidental: linenbeam

Cognat amb alemany: linden

In summary

From Middle English linden, from Old English linden (“linden”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *lindīnaz, from Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden tree”), equivalent to lind + -en. Cognate with Middle Low German linden (“linden”, adjective), German Low German Linnenboom (“linden-tree”), West Frisian linenbeam (“linden-tree”), German linden (“linden”, adjective). The English noun developed from the adjective.