Feminine

lentille

  1. (feminine) lens
  2. (feminine) contact lens
  3. (feminine) lentil (plant)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lɑ̃.tij/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French lentille, from Vulgar Latin *lenticla, from syncopation of Latin lenticula. The "lens" meaning is because early lenses resembled lentils.

crystalline lens

lense

lentil plant

Lens culinaris

genus Lens

lens of the eye

lens system

electron lens

lentille cultivée

Lentille

verre de contact

verres de contact

lens

lens culinaris

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