Lenz

German

Etymology

From Old High German lenzo, from Proto-Germanic *langatīnaz, from *langaz (“long”) + *tīnaz (“day”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɛnts/

Noun

Lenz m (genitive Lenzes, plural Lenze)

(poetic, season) spring

Declension

Declension of Lenz

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lenz	die	Lenze
genitive	eines	des	Lenzes	der	Lenze
dative	einem	dem	Lenz, Lenze¹	den	Lenzen
accusative	einen	den	Lenz	die	Lenze

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Frühling

Further reading

Lenz in Duden online

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