linden

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

lime

basswood

lime tree

linden tree

Tilia

basswood

lime

Chinese linden

ash

lime tree

bass

lime-tree

linden-tree

tell

satin wood

lime wood

Translations

tilleul

tilo

tiglio

Linde

linde

tília

tell

tilia

ıhlamur

φλαμουριά

lindeboom

til·ler

Lindenbaum

til

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɪn.dən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: linden

Inherited from Old English: linden

Cognate with Middle Low German: linden

Cognate with Western Frisian: linenbeam

Cognate with German: 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.