lind

See also: Lind

English

Etymology

From Old English lind, from Proto-Germanic *lindō. Cognate with Dutch linde, German Linde, Swedish lind. Cognate to Albanian lëndë (“wood, timber, material”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪnd/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnd

Noun

lind (plural linds)

  1. (obsolete) the lime tree, or linden tree

Albanian

Etymology

Nasal present of lej. From Proto-Albanian *(a)liienT-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, feed’. Possibly, an original present participle. Compare Old English leodan, Old Saxon liodan, Old High German liotan, Old Norse loðenn 'to grow', lind (“wellspring”).

Verb

lind (first-person singular past tense linda, participle lindur)

  1. to give birth, bear (child)

Synonyms

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse linr.

Adjective

lind

  1. soft
  2. thin
Inflection
Inflection of lind
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular lind — —2
Neuter singular lindt — —2
Plural linde — —2
Definite attributive1 linde — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lind.

Noun

lind c (singular definite linden, plural indefinite linde)

  1. linden, lime, basswood (Tilia)
Inflection

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lintu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lunta or *linta, compare with Finnish lintu, Ter Sami lonnˈt, Mansi лунт (lunt) and Hungarian lúd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lˈind̥/

Noun

lind (genitive linnu, partitive lindu)

  1. bird

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German linde, from Old High German lind, lindi, from Proto-Germanic *linþaz. Compare English lithe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪnt/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

lind (comparative linder, superlative am lindesten or am lindsten)

  1. (archaic, poetic) mild; gentle

Declension

Comparative forms of lind
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist linder sie ist linder es ist linder sie sind linder
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative linderer lindere linderes lindere
genitive linderen linderer linderen linderer
dative linderem linderer linderem linderen
accusative linderen lindere linderes lindere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der lindere die lindere das lindere die linderen
genitive des linderen der linderen des linderen der linderen
dative dem linderen der linderen dem linderen den linderen
accusative den linderen die lindere das lindere die linderen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein linderer eine lindere ein linderes (keine) linderen
genitive eines linderen einer linderen eines linderen (keiner) linderen
dative einem linderen einer linderen einem linderen (keinen) linderen
accusative einen linderen eine lindere ein linderes (keine) linderen
Superlative forms of lind
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am lindesten sie ist am lindesten es ist am lindesten sie sind am lindesten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative lindester lindeste lindestes lindeste
genitive lindesten lindester lindesten lindester
dative lindestem lindester lindestem lindesten
accusative lindesten lindeste lindestes lindeste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der lindeste die lindeste das lindeste die lindesten
genitive des lindesten der lindesten des lindesten der lindesten
dative dem lindesten der lindesten dem lindesten den lindesten
accusative den lindesten die lindeste das lindeste die lindesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein lindester eine lindeste ein lindestes (keine) lindesten
genitive eines lindesten einer lindesten eines lindesten (keiner) lindesten
dative einem lindesten einer lindesten einem lindesten (keinen) lindesten
accusative einen lindesten eine lindeste ein lindestes (keine) lindesten
Superlative forms of lind
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am lindsten sie ist am lindsten es ist am lindsten sie sind am lindsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative lindster lindste lindstes lindste
genitive lindsten lindster lindsten lindster
dative lindstem lindster lindstem lindsten
accusative lindsten lindste lindstes lindste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der lindste die lindste das lindste die lindsten
genitive des lindsten der lindsten des lindsten der lindsten
dative dem lindsten der lindsten dem lindsten den lindsten
accusative den lindsten die lindste das lindste die lindsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein lindster eine lindste ein lindstes (keine) lindsten
genitive eines lindsten einer lindsten eines lindsten (keiner) lindsten
dative einem lindsten einer lindsten einem lindsten (keinen) lindsten
accusative einen lindsten eine lindste ein lindstes (keine) lindsten

Derived terms

Further reading

  • lind in Duden online

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnt

Etymology 1

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Noun

lind f (genitive singular lindar, nominative plural lindir)

  1. spring (place where water emerges from the ground)
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • auðlind (“natural resource”)
  • gróðalind (“profit source”)
  • olíulind (“oil source”)
  • orkulind (“power source”)
  • tekjulind (“source of income”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lind, from Proto-Germanic *lindō.

Noun

lind f (genitive singular lindar, nominative plural lindir)

  1. lime, linden (Tilia)
Declension
Synonyms

Livonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *lintu.

Noun

lind

  1. bird

Etymology 2

Likely from Proto-Finnic *lentädäk. i may be by analogy to "bird".

Alternative forms

  • (Courland) lindõ

Verb

lind

  1. (Salaca) to fly

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lintu.

Noun

lind

  1. bird

Middle English

Noun

lind (plural lyndes)

  1. Alternative form of lynde.

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lindō, from Proto-Indo-European *lent- (“tree with supple branches; supple”). Cognate with Old Saxon lindia, Middle Dutch linde (Dutch linde), Old High German linta (German Linde), Old Norse lind (Swedish lind); and, from Indo-European, with Latin lentus (“supple”), Ancient Greek ἐλάτη (elátē, “spruce”), Albanian lis (“oak”) and lind (“vineyard's bud, sprout”), Russian луб (lub, “phloem”), Polish lęt (“a switch”), Lithuanian lentà (“plank”). See also līþe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lind/

Noun

lind f (nominative plural linde)

  1. lime, linden
  2. (poetic) shield (made from linden wood)

Derived terms

Descendants

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

lind c

  1. linden tree

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lintu.

Noun

lind

  1. bird

Inflection

Inflection of lind
nominative sing. lind
genitive sing. lindun
partitive sing. lindud
partitive plur. linduid
singular plural
nominative lind lindud
accusative lindun lindud
genitive lindun linduiden
partitive lindud linduid
essive-instructive lindun linduin
translative linduks linduikš
inessive lindus linduiš
elative linduspäi linduišpäi
illative ? linduihe
adessive lindul linduil
ablative lindulpäi linduilpäi
allative lindule linduile
abessive linduta linduita
comitative lindunke linduidenke
prolative lindudme linduidme
approximative I lindunno linduidenno
approximative II lindunnoks linduidennoks
egressive lindunnopäi linduidennopäi
terminative I ? linduihesai
terminative II lindulesai linduilesai
terminative III lindussai —
additive I ? linduihepäi
additive II lindulepäi linduilepäi

Derived terms

  • kagrlind
  • kegonpaniilind
  • kodalind
  • käbulind
  • pihl'lind
  • rugižlind
  • toroklind
  • tähklind
  • vagolind
  • vilulind
  • lindunpoigaine

References

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “птица”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
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