Latin edit

Etymology edit

From lendin- +‎ -a (feminine ending). Found in late glosses.[1]

Noun edit

lendina f (genitive lendinae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. nit, louse

Inflection edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lendina lendinae
Genitive lendinae lendinārum
Dative lendinae lendinīs
Accusative lendinam lendinās
Ablative lendinā lendinīs
Vocative lendina lendinae

Descendants edit

(See also lendis.)

References edit

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “lens, -dis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 5: J L, page 250