Betekenis (Engels)
- (comparable) slow (not quick in motion)
- (comparable) soft; not firm
- (comparable) wet, humid, moistened
- (comparable) viscous, slimy
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈlẽ.tu/
Etymologie (Engels)
In summary
From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin lentus. The main sense of "slow" may be a learned one, as opposed to the original inherited meaning of "wet, humid", "moistened, soft", also found in the Old Spanish and Asturian equivalent. Compare also Galician lento and Asturian llentu.
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