linden

See also: Linden and Lindén

English

A linden tree, Tilia platyphyllos

Wikispecies

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪn.dən/

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Adjective

linden (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Made of lime-wood.

Derived terms

• linden-tree

Noun

linden (usually uncountable, plural lindens)

1. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves.
   • 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 158:

     The linden or lime tree is the favourite haunt of the Elves and cognate beings; and it is not safe to be near it after sunset.

2. The soft wood of such trees.

Synonyms

• (tree): basswood, lime
• (wood): basswood

Related terms

• -inda
• lind
• Linda
• lithe

Translations

tree

• Abkhaz: аҭәа (atʷa)
• Albanian: bli (sq) m
• Arabic: زَيْزَفُون (ar) m (zayzafūn)
• Armenian: լորենի (hy) (loreni)
• Aromanian: tilju m, tiljiu m
• Azerbaijani: cökə (az)
• Bashkir: йүкә (yükə)
• Basque: ezki
• Bats: ცაცხო̂ (cacxô)
• Bulgarian: липа́ (bg) f (lipá)
• Catalan: tell, til·ler m
• Chechen: хьех (ḥʳex)
• Cherokee: ᎢᏕᎭ (ideha)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 椴 (zh) (duàn)

• Chuvash: ҫӑка (śăk̬a)
• Corsican: tigliolu (co) m
• Czech: lípa (cs) f
• Danish: lind c
• Dutch: linde (nl) m, lindeboom (nl) m
• Esperanto: tilio (eo)
• Estonian: pärn (et), pärnapuu
• Finnish: lehmus (fi)
• French: tilleul (fr) m
• Friulian: tei
• Galician: tilleira f
• Georgian: ცაცხვი (cacxvi)
• German: Linde (de) f, Lindenbaum (de) m
• Greek: φλαμουριά (el) f (flamouriá), φιλύρα (el) f (filýra)

  Ancient: φιλύρα f (philúra)

• Hungarian: hársfa (hu), hárs (hu)
• Icelandic: lind (is) f, linditré (is) n
• Ido: tilio (io)
• Ingrian: niini, niinipuu, pärnä
• Irish: teile f
• Italian: tiglio (it) m
• Japanese: 科の木 (shinanoki)
• Kabardian: please add this translation if you can
• Kazakh: жөке (jöke)
• Latgalian: līpa f
• Latin: tilia (la) f
• Latvian: liepa f
• Laz: დუცხუ (duʒxu)
• Lithuanian: liepa (lt) f
• Low German:

  German Low German: linn

• Luxembourgish: Lann f
• Macedonian: липа f (lipa)
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: писте (piste)

• Mingrelian: ცხაცხუ (cxacxu)
• Norman: tilleul m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: lind (no) m

  Nynorsk: lind m

• Occitan: telh (oc)
• Old English: lind f
• Polish: lipa (pl) f
• Portuguese: tília (pt) f
• Romanian: tei (ro)
• Russian: ли́па (ru) f (lípa)
• Sardinian: tílliu m, tíja f, tílliu m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ли̏па f

  Roman: lȉpa (sh) f

• Sicilian: tigghiu (scn) m, tigliu (scn) m
• Slovene: lípa (sl) f
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: lipa f

• Spanish: tilo (es) m
• Svan: ზა̈სხუ̂ (zäsxû), ცა̈ცხუ̂ (cäcxû)
• Swedish: lind (sv) c
• Tatar: юкә (tt) (yukä)
• Turkish:

  Modern Turkish: ıhlamur (tr)

  Ottoman Turkish: فلامور (fılamur), افلامور (ıflamur), اخلامور (ıhlamur), اوغلامور (uğlamur), اولامور (ulamur)

• Udmurt: беризь (beriź)
• Ukrainian: ли́па (uk) f (lýpa)
• Venetan: tìlio m, teàr m, tiér m, tajér m, tajàro m
• Vietnamese: đoạn (vi) (椴 (vi))
• Vilamovian: łynd f
• Volapük: tiliad (vo), tiliadabim
• Welsh: llwyfanen fanw f

wood from such tree

• Dutch: lindehout n
• Estonian: pärnapuit
• Finnish: lehmus (fi)
• German: Linde (de) f
• Greek: φλαμούρι (el) n (flamoúri)
• Hungarian: hársfa (hu), hárs (hu)
• Ingrian: niini
• Latgalian: līpa f
• Latvian: liepkoks m
• Polish: lipa (pl) f
• Portuguese: tília (pt) f
• Russian: ли́па (ru) f (lípa)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: липoвина f

  Roman: lipovina (sh)

• Volapük: tiliadaboad

Anagrams

• dinnle, linned

Danish

Noun

linden c

1. definite singular of lind

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪn.də(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: lin‧den
• Rhymes: -ɪndən
• Homophone: Linden

Noun

linden

1. plural of linde

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

linden

1. inflection of lind:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English linden, equivalent to lynde +‎ -en (“made of”).

Adjective

linden

1. Made of limewood.

Descendants

• English: linden

References

• “linden, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 May 2018.

Old English

Etymology

From lind +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlin.den/

Adjective

linden

1. made of lime-wood

Declension

Declension of linden — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	linden	lindenu, lindnu, lindeno, lindno	linden
Accusative	lindenne	lindene, lindne	linden
Genitive	lindenes, lindnes	lindenre	lindenes, lindnes
Dative	lindenum, lindnum	lindenre	lindenum, lindnum
Instrumental	lindene, lindne	lindenre	lindene, lindne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lindene, lindne	lindena, lindna, lindene, lindne	lindenu, lindnu, lindeno, lindno
Accusative	lindene, lindne	lindena, lindna, lindene, lindne	lindenu, lindnu, lindeno, lindno
Genitive	lindenra	lindenra	lindenra
Dative	lindenum, lindnum	lindenum, lindnum	lindenum, lindnum
Instrumental	lindenum, lindnum	lindenum, lindnum	lindenum, lindnum

Declension of linden — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lindena, lindna	lindene, lindne	lindene, lindne
Accusative	lindenan, lindnan	lindenan, lindnan	lindene, lindne
Genitive	lindenan, lindnan	lindenan, lindnan	lindenan, lindnan
Dative	lindenan, lindnan	lindenan, lindnan	lindenan, lindnan
Instrumental	lindenan, lindnan	lindenan, lindnan	lindenan, lindnan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lindenan, lindnan	lindenan, lindnan	lindenan, lindnan
Accusative	lindenan, lindnan	lindenan, lindnan	lindenan, lindnan
Genitive	lindenra, lindenena, lindnena	lindenra, lindenena, lindnena	lindenra, lindenena, lindnena
Dative	lindenum, lindnum	lindenum, lindnum	lindenum, lindnum
Instrumental	lindenum, lindnum	lindenum, lindnum	lindenum, lindnum

Descendants

• Middle English: linden
  • English: linden

Spanish

Verb

linden

1. inflection of lindar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

linden

1. definite singular of lind