Lände
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Early New High German lende, from Old High German lentī, from lenten. Not attested in Middle High German. Cognate with Bavarian Lend f, Middle Dutch landen, Middle Low German landen (whence German landen), Middle Norwegian lenda, and Old English lenden.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editLände f (genitive Lände, plural Länden)
- (Austria, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Switzerland) berth, jetty, landing, mooring, quay, pier, wharf (a place for docking ships or boats)
- Synonyms: Anlegeplatz m, Anlegestelle f, Landeplatz m, Landestelle f
Declension
editDeclension of Lände [feminine]
Derived terms
edit- Anlände f
- anländen (verb)
- Floßlände f
- Holzlände f
- Schifflände f
- Schiffslände f
Further reading
edit- “Lände” in Duden online
- “Lände” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Lände” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.