Lindelöf

See also: Lindelof

English

Etymology 1

From Swedish Lindelöf Literally, “lime tree leaf”.

Proper noun

Lindelöf (plural Lindelöfs)

1. Alternative form of Lindelof: A surname from Swedish.

Derived terms

• Picard-Lindelöf theorem

 

Translations

surname — see Lindelof

Etymology 2

After the Finnish mathematician Ernst Leonard Lindelöf.

Adjective

Lindelöf (not comparable)

1. (topology, of a topological space) Such that any open cover has a countable subcover.

Derived terms

• Lindelöf space

 

Swedish

Etymology

lind (“limewood”) +‎ löf (“leaf”) Literally, “lime leaf”

Proper noun

Lindelöf

1. Lindelof: a surname

Descendants

• → English: Lindelof
• → Chinese: → 林德勒夫 (Líndélèfū) (transliteration)