lente

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛn.teɪ/

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Noun

lente (uncountable)

1. An intermediate-acting form of insulin, between isophane and ultralente.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lente.

Pronunciation

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Noun

lente (plural lentes)

1. spring, the season between winter and summer

See also

Seasons in Afrikaans · seisoene (layout · text) · category
lente, voorjaar (“spring”)	somer (“summer”)	herfs, najaar (“autumn”)	winter (“winter”)

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lentin, lenten, from Old Dutch lentin, from Proto-West Germanic *langatīn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛn.tə/

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• Hyphenation: len‧te
• Rhymes: -ɛntə
• Homophone: Lenthe

Noun

lente f (plural lentes, diminutive lentetje n)

1. spring: the season between winter and summer

   Synonym: voorjaar

2. (literary) year of age

   Synonym: jaar

   eenentwintig lentes ― twenty-one years old

Derived terms

• lenteavond
• lentedag
• lentefeest
• lentekind
• lenteklokje
• lentekriebel
• lentemaand

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lente
• → Papiamentu: lènte, lente

See also

Seasons in Dutch · seizoenen (layout · text) · category
voorjaar (“spring”), lente (“spring”)	zomer (“summer”)	herfst (“autumn”), najaar (“autumn”)	winter (“winter”)

Anagrams

• leent, netel, telen

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃t/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lenditem, alteration of Late Latin lendinem, itself an alteration of Classical Latin lendem.

Noun

lente f (plural lentes)

1. (zoology) nit

See also

• pou m

Etymology 2

Adjective

lente

1. feminine singular of lent

References

• “lente”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lēns, lentem (“lentil”), in Medieval Latin later taking on the sense of "lens".

Noun

lente f (plural lentes)

1. lens

Related terms

• lentes

Ido

Etymology

From lenta (“slow”) +‎ -e (adverbial suffix).

Adverb

lente

1. slowly

   Synonym: quik

Interlingua

Etymology 1

Noun

lente

1. lens

Etymology 2

Adjective

lente

1. slow

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: lèn‧te

Etymology 1

Inflected form of lento.

Adjective

lente f pl

1. feminine plural of lento

Etymology 2

First attested 17th century. Borrowed from Latin lentem (“lentil”), in Medieval Latin later taking on the sense of "lens".

Noun

lente f (plural lenti)

1. lens

Derived terms

• lente a contatto
• lente d'ingrandimento

Related terms

• lenticchia

Latin

Etymology

From lentus (“slow”) +‎ -ē.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlen.teː/, [ˈɫ̪ɛn̪t̪eː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlen.te/, [ˈlɛn̪t̪e]

Adverb

lentē (comparative lentius, superlative lentissimē)

1. slowly

   Synonym: tardē

   Marcus ad arborem lentē ambulat.

   Marcus walks slowly to the tree.

Related terms

• lentēscō
• lentitūdō
• lentulus
• lentus
• festīnā lentē

References

• “lente”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “lente”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lente in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Latvian

Noun

lente f (5th declension)

1. riband
2. band
3. fillet
4. ribbon
5. sweatband
6. tape

Declension

Declension of lente (5th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	lente	lentes
genitive	lentes	lenšu
dative	lentei	lentēm
accusative	lenti	lentes
instrumental	lenti	lentēm
locative	lentē	lentēs
vocative	lente	lentes

Neapolitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛntə/

Noun

lente f pl

1. glasses, lenses

Norman

Adjective

lente

1. feminine singular of lent

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lenet

Verb

lente

1. simple past of lene

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lentem (“lentil”), in Medieval Latin later taking on the sense of "lens".

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlẽ.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ẽtɨ, (Brazil) -ẽt͡ʃi
• Hyphenation: len‧te

Noun

lente f (plural lentes)

1. (optics) lens (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it)
2. (anatomy) lens (transparent crystalline structure in the eye)

   Synonym: cristalino

3. lens (device which focuses or defocuses electron beams)
4. (figuratively) lens (a way of looking, literally or figuratively, at something)
5. (geology) a fossil or deposit between two strata
6. Clipping of lente de conta(c)to.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:lente.

Derived terms

• lente de conta(c)to

Related terms

• lentilha, lentícula

Noun

lente m or f by sense (plural lentes)

1. teacher, professor

   Synonyms: professor, docente

Spanish

The lenses in bifocals bend light, distorting the appearance of the background (#1)

Folded spectacles with bicolour frame (#2)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lentem (“lentil”), in Medieval Latin later taking on the sense of "lens". Cognate with English lens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlente/ [ˈlẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: len‧te

Noun

lente m or f same meaning (plural lentes)

1. lens
2. (chiefly in the plural, Latin America) glasses, (formal) spectacles, (US) eyeglass

   Synonyms: (Latin America) anteojos, (Spain, Colombia, Dominican Republic) lentillas, (Cuba, Puerto Rico) espejuelos

Usage notes

• Lente can be either masculine or feminine in its singular form, but is usually masculine when used in the plural to refer to eyeglasses.

Derived terms

• lente de contacto

Related terms

• lenteja
• lentejuela
• liendre

Further reading

• “lente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “lente”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lente, from Latin lentem (“lentil”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlente/ [ˈlɛn̪.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: len‧te

Noun

lente (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. lens
2. magnifying glass

   Synonyms: magnipikador, magnipayer

3. flashlight

   Synonym: plaslayt

Derived terms

• lentehan
• lentehin

Related terms

• lentehas
• lentehuwela
• lentikular
• lentiporme

Further reading

• “lente”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018