линза
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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Linse in 1870s (earlier attested once in 1847 with the sense 'lentiform shape'), from Middle High German linse (“lentil”), from Old High German linsa, likely a borrowing from an unidentified source.
Compare Latin lēns, Lithuanian lęšis, and Old Church Slavonic лѧща (lęšta) sounding too similar for a coincidence, however different enough to prohibit reconstruction of a common PIE protoform.
If ultimately a non-IE loanword, locating the source is virtually impossible because cultivation of lentil was widespread in the region since the Neolithic.
Pronunciation
Noun
ли́нза • (línza) f inan (genitive ли́нзы, nominative plural ли́нзы, genitive plural линз)
- lens (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it)
Declension
Declension of ли́нза (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Derived terms
- ли́нза Френе́ля f (línza Frenélja)