Lenz
English edit
Proper noun edit
Lenz (plural Lenzes)
- A surname
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German lenze, from Old High German lenzo, from Proto-West Germanic *langatīn. Related to English Lent and Dutch lente.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Lenz m (strong, genitive Lenzes, plural Lenze)
Usage notes edit
- Now used in the expression fauler Lenz or lauer Lenz (“a period of idleness”), and sometimes jocularly to give the age of a person (like English summer). In the actual sense of “spring” now only poetic, but even then markedly archaic-sounding. Still widely known is the song title Veronika, der Lenz ist da.
Declension edit
Declension of Lenz [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- faulenzen (not originally related, but associated)
Further reading edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Lenz m pers
- a male surname
Declension edit
Declension of Lenz
Proper noun edit
Lenz f (indeclinable)
- a female surname