линза

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 • (línza) f inan (genitive ли́нзы, nominative plural ли́нзы, genitive plural линз)

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

Declension

Declension of ли́нза (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ли́нза línza	ли́нзы línzy
genitive	ли́нзы línzy	ли́нз línz
dative	ли́нзе línze	ли́нзам línzam
accusative	ли́нзу línzu	ли́нзы línzy
instrumental	ли́нзой, ли́нзою línzoj, línzoju	ли́нзами línzami
prepositional	ли́нзе línze	ли́нзах línzax

Derived terms

• ли́нза Френе́ля f (línza Frenélja)