линза

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic لينزا
Cyrillic линза
Latin linza

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ли́нза (línza), from German Linse.

Noun

линза • (linza)

  1. lens (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it)

Declension

Declension of линза
singular plural
nominative линза (linza) линзалар (linzalar)
genitive линзаның (linzanyñ) линзалардың (linzalardyñ)
dative линзаға (linzağa) линзаларға (linzalarğa)
accusative линзаны (linzany) линзаларды (linzalardy)
locative линзада (linzada) линзаларда (linzalarda)
ablative линзадан (linzadan) линзалардан (linzalardan)
instrumental линзамен (linzamen) линзалармен (linzalarmen)

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

  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲinzə]
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Noun

ли́нза • (línzaf inan (genitive ли́нзы, nominative plural ли́нзы, genitive plural линз)

  1. lens (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it)

Declension

Derived terms