From Middle English lind, linde, from Old English lind, from Proto-West Germanic *lindu, from Proto-Germanic *lindō.
Cognate with Dutch linde, German Linde, Swedish lind. Cognate to Albanian lëndë (“wood, timber, material”).
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lind (plural linds)
Whatever the origin, it undisputedly a parallel formation to lej (“to give birth; to be born”).[1][2][3] Likely from Proto-Indo-European *li-né-d-ti ~ *li-n-d-énti, a nasal-infixed present from the root *leyd- (“to release”).[1][2] Alternatively from the root *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”),[3] though the formal composition is unclear.
lind (aorist linda, participle lindur)
lind
Inflection of lind | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | lind | — | —2 |
Indefinite 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. |
lind c (singular definite linden, plural indefinite linde)
From Proto-Finnic *lintu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lunta or *linta, compare with Finnish lintu, Ter Sami lonnˈt, Northern Mansi лунт (lunt) and Hungarian lúd.
lind (genitive linnu, partitive lindu)
Declension of lind (ÕS type 22e/riik, d-n gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | lind | linnud | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | linnu | ||
genitive | lindude | ||
partitive | lindu | linde lindusid | |
illative | lindu linnusse |
lindudesse linnesse | |
inessive | linnus | lindudes linnes | |
elative | linnust | lindudest linnest | |
allative | linnule | lindudele linnele | |
adessive | linnul | lindudel linnel | |
ablative | linnult | lindudelt linnelt | |
translative | linnuks | lindudeks linneks | |
terminative | linnuni | lindudeni | |
essive | linnuna | lindudena | |
abessive | linnuta | lindudeta | |
comitative | linnuga | lindudega |
From Middle High German linde, from Old High German lind, lindi, from Proto-West Germanic *linþ(ī), from Proto-Germanic *linþaz. Compare English lithe.
lind (strong nominative masculine singular linder, comparative linder, superlative am lindesten or am lindsten)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist lind | sie ist lind | es ist lind | sie sind lind | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | linder | linde | lindes | linde |
genitive | linden | linder | linden | linder | |
dative | lindem | linder | lindem | linden | |
accusative | linden | linde | lindes | linde | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der linde | die linde | das linde | die linden |
genitive | des linden | der linden | des linden | der linden | |
dative | dem linden | der linden | dem linden | den linden | |
accusative | den linden | die linde | das linde | die linden | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein linder | eine linde | ein lindes | (keine) linden |
genitive | eines linden | einer linden | eines linden | (keiner) linden | |
dative | einem linden | einer linden | einem linden | (keinen) linden | |
accusative | einen linden | eine linde | ein lindes | (keine) linden |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
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 |
Probably related to sense 2 (“linden tree”)
lind f (genitive singular lindar, nominative plural lindir)
Declension of lind | ||||
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f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | lind | lindin | lindir | lindirnar |
accusative | lind | lindina | lindir | lindirnar |
dative | lind | lindinni | lindum | lindunum |
genitive | lindar | lindarinnar | linda | lindanna |
From Old Norse lind, from Proto-Germanic *lindō.
lind f (genitive singular lindar, nominative plural lindir)
Declension of lind | ||||
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f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | lind | lindin | lindir | lindirnar |
accusative | lind | lindina | lindir | lindirnar |
dative | lind | lindinni | lindum | lindunum |
genitive | lindar | lindarinnar | linda | lindanna |
From Proto-Finnic *lintu.
lind
Likely from Proto-Finnic *lentädäk. i may be by analogy to "bird".
lind
From Proto-Finnic *lintu. Cognates include Finnish lintu and Veps lind.
lind
Declension of lind (Type 6/koiv, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | lind | lindud |
genitive | lindun | linduiden |
partitive | lindud | linduid |
illative | linduh | linduihe |
inessive | lindus | linduiš |
elative | linduspiä | linduišpiä |
allative | lindule | linduile |
adessive | lindul | linduil |
ablative | lindulpiä | linduilpiä |
translative | linduks | linduikš |
essive | lindun | linduin |
abessive | linduta | linduita |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) |
lind (plural lyndes)
From Old Norse lind, from Proto-Germanic *lindō.
lind f or m (definite singular linda or linden, indefinite plural linder, definite plural lindene)
From Old Norse lind, from Proto-Germanic *lindō.
lind f (definite singular linda, indefinite plural linder, definite plural lindene)
From Proto-West Germanic *lindu, from Proto-Germanic *lindō.
lind f (nominative plural linde)
From Proto-Celtic *lindos, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *leyH- (“to flow”). The two differently-inflecting nouns are closely related, but their morphologies are mysterious.[1]
lind f (genitive linde)
Feminine ī-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | lindL | lindL | lindiH, lindi |
Vocative | lindL | lindL | lindiH, lindi |
Accusative | lindN, lindi | lindL | lindiH, lindi |
Genitive | lindeH | lindeL | lindeN |
Dative | lindL, lindi | lindib | lindib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
|
lind n (genitive lenda)
Neuter u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | lindN | lindL | lindL, lenda |
Vocative | lindN | lindL | lind |
Accusative | lindN | lindL | lind |
Genitive | lendoH, lendaH | lendoN, lendaN | lendN |
Dative | lindL | lendaib | lendaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
|
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
lind also llind after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
lind pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
From Proto-Germanic *lindō.
lind f
From Middle Low German lind, probably borrowed from Middle High German lint, from Old High German lind, from Proto-West Germanic *linþ(ī).
lind
Inherited from Old Swedish lind, from Old Norse lind, from Proto-Germanic *lindō.
lind c
Declension of lind | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | lind | linden | lindar | lindarna |
Genitive | linds | lindens | lindars | lindarnas |
From Proto-Finnic *lintu.
lind
Inflection of lind (inflection type 1/ilo) | |||
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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 | linduhu | 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 | linduhusai | linduihesai | |
terminative II | lindulesai | linduilesai | |
terminative III | lindussai | — | |
additive I | linduhupäi | linduihepäi | |
additive II | lindulepäi | linduilepäi |