*linþaz²

Runic: ᛚᛁᚾᚦᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈlin.θɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

  1. bendsome; flexible
  2. pliable; supple
  3. weak; soft; mild

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lént-o-s. Cognate with Latin lentus (‘flexible, sticky’), Lithuanian lentà (‘board’).

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.linþazlinþōlinþą, -at, -atōlinþailinþôzlinþō
Acc.linþanǭlinþǭlinþą, -at, -atōlinþanzlinþōzlinþō
Gen.linþas, linþislinþaizōzlinþas, linþislinþaizǫ̂linþaizǫ̂linþaizǫ̂
Dat.linþammailinþaizōilinþammailinþaimazlinþaimazlinþaimaz
Inst.linþanōlinþaizōlinþanōlinþaimizlinþaimizlinþaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.linþôlinþǭlinþôlinþanizlinþōnizlinþōnō
Acc.linþanųlinþōnųlinþôlinþanunzlinþōnunzlinþōnō
Gen.linþinizlinþōnizlinþinizlinþanǫ̂linþōnǫ̂linþanǫ̂
Dat.linþinilinþōnilinþinilinþammazlinþōmazlinþammaz
Inst.linþinēlinþōnēlinþinēlinþammizlinþōmizlinþammiz

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Descendants

  • *linþ(ī) (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lindi (Old Dutch)
      • linde (Middle Dutch)
        • lind (Dutch)
  • *linþ(ī) (Proto-West Germanic)
    • līþe, līþ (Old English)
      • lithe, lythe (Middle English)
        • lithe (English)
        • lythe, lyth (Scots)
  • *linþ(ī) (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *līthe (Old Frisian)
      • lied (Saterland Frisian)
  • *linþ(ī) (Proto-West Germanic)
    • lindi, lind (Old High German)
      • linde, lint (Middle High German)
        • lind (German)
  • *linþ(ī) (Proto-West Germanic)
    • līthi, *lindi (Old Saxon)
      • linde (Middle Low German)
        • linde (German Low German)
        • lind (Old Danish)
        • lind (Plautdietsch)
  • *linnr (Old Norse)
    • linn (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • *𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (*linþs) (Gothic)
    • *lindus (Vulgar Latin)
      • lindo (Portuguese)
  • *𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (*linþs) (Gothic)
    • *lindus (Vulgar Latin)
      • lindo (Old Spanish)
        • lindo (Spanish)

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