Linde

See also: linde and lindé

English

Alternative forms

• Linda

Etymology

• As a German, Dutch, Jewish, and North Germanic surname, from Linde (“lime tree”). Compare Lindy.
• As a Spanish surname, from linde (“boundary”).

Proper noun

Linde (plural Lindes)

1. A surname from German.

Anagrams

• Edlin, Nield, indel, inled, lined

Dutch

Etymology

• (Drenthe) First attested as bij der Lynden in 1543. Derived from linde (“linden, Tilia sp.”).
• (Deventer) First attested as in villa dicta linlo in 1290. Perhaps a compound of Proto-Germanic *hlîn- (“Norway maple, Acer platanoides”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Lent and Lenthe.
• (Twenterand) First attested as dat nye huis to lynne in 1381-1383. Likely derived from Middle Dutch linde (“linden, Tilia sp.”) (see modern linde).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪn.də/

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• Hyphenation: Lin‧de
• Rhymes: -ɪndə
• Homophone: linde

Proper noun

Linde n

1. A village in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands
3. A hamlet in Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Eine Linde

Etymology

From Middle High German linde, linte, from Old High German linta, from Proto-West Germanic *lindu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪndə/, [ˈlɪndə]

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Noun

Linde f (genitive Linde, plural Linden)

1. linden, lime tree (Tilia gen. et spp.)
   • 1844, Heinrich Heine, “Tragödie III”, in Neue Gedichte:

     Auf ihrem Grab da steht eine Linde, / drin pfeifen die Vögel und Abendwinde, / und drunter sitzt, auf dem grünen Platz, / der Müllersknecht mit seinem Schatz.

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Declension

Declension of Linde [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Linde	die	Linden
genitive	einer	der	Linde	der	Linden
dative	einer	der	Linde	den	Linden
accusative	eine	die	Linde	die	Linden

Further reading

• “Linde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Linde” in Duden online