different between linen vs linden

English

Etymology

From Middle English lynnen, lynen, from Old English l?nen (“linen", "made of flax”), from Proto-West Germanic *l?n?n (“made of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *l?n? (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *l?no- (“flax”), equivalent to line +? -en. Cognate with Latin l?num (“flax”). More at line.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?n?n/

Noun

linen (countable and uncountable, plural linens)

1. (uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
2. (countable) Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.
3. A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Adjective

linen (not comparable)

1. Made from linen cloth or thread.
2. Having the colour linen, light beige.

See also

• fustian
• lingerie
• muslin
• flaxen
• Appendix:Colors

References

• linen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Lenin, linne

Cebuano

Etymology

From English linen, from Middle English lynnen, lynen, from Old English l?nen (“linen", "made of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *l?n?naz (“made of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *l?n? (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *l?no- (“flax”). Superseded lino.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: li?nen

Noun

linen

1. linen; thread or cloth made from flax fiber

Adjective

linen

1. made from linen cloth or thread

Cornish

Noun

linen f (plural linennow or linednow)

1. singulative of lin
2. thread

Synonyms

• (thread): neusen/neujen

Old English

Alternative forms

• l?nin, l?nnen, l?nnin

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *l?n?naz, equivalent to l?ne +? -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?li?.nen/

Adjective

l?nen

1. (relational) linen

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: lynnen; lynen
  • English: linen
  • Scots: linin, linnin

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) , “línen”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Middle English linden, from Old English linden (“linden”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *lind?naz, from Proto-Germanic *lind? (“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): /?l?n.d?n/

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.
2. The soft wood of such trees.

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• -inda
• lind
• Linda
• lithe

Translations

Anagrams

• dinnle, linned

Danish

Noun

linden c

1. definite singular of lind

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?nd?n

Noun

linden

1. Plural form of linde

German

Pronunciation

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.

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): /?lin.den/

Adjective

linden

1. made of lime-wood

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: linden
  • English: linden

Spanish

Verb

linden

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of lindar.
2. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of lindar.
3. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of lindar.