linze

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lins, lynsen, from Middle High German linse, from Old High German linsa, likely a borrowing from an unidentified source.

Compare Latin lēns, Lithuanian lęšis, and Old Church Slavonic лѧща (lęšta) sounding too similar for a coincidence, however different enough to prohibit reconstruction of a common PIE protoform.

If ultimately a non-IE loanword, locating the source is virtually impossible because cultivation of lentil was widespread in the region since the Neolithic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪn.zə/
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  • Hyphenation: lin‧ze

Noun

linze f (plural linzen, diminutive linsje n)

  1. lentil, Lens culinaris (legume)
  2. lentil, the seed of Lens culinaris (pulse)
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