linse

linse

1. First-person singular present of linsen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of linsen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of linsen.
4. Imperative singular of linsen.

From Latin lēns, via German Linse

linse f or m (definite singular linsa or linsen, indefinite plural linser, definite plural linsene)

1. lentil (the plant Lens culinaris)
2. a lentil (a pulse (edible seed) from the plant Lens culinaris)
3. a lens

• kontaktlinse
• telelinse
• vidvinkellinse
• zoomlinse

• objektiv

• “linse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Latin lēns, via German Linse

linse f (definite singular linsa, indefinite plural linser, definite plural linsene)

1. lentil (plant, as above)
2. a lentil (a pulse, as above)
3. a lens

• kontaktlinse
• telelinse
• vidvinkellinse
• zoomlinse

• objektiv

• “linse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from Spanish lince (“lynx”).

linse

1. lynx