Lende

See also: lende and lëndë

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lende, lente, from Old High German lentī, from Proto-Germanic *landį̄.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛndə

Noun

Lende f (genitive Lende, plural Lenden)

1. loin
2. (medicine, anatomy) lumbar region (lower back)

Declension

Declension of Lende [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lende	die	Lenden
genitive	einer	der	Lende	der	Lenden
dative	einer	der	Lende	den	Lenden
accusative	eine	die	Lende	die	Lenden

Related terms

• Lendenbraten, Lendenschmerz, Lendenschurz, Lendenstück

Further reading

• “Lende” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Lende” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Lende” in Duden online