Latin

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Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. nit, louse

Inflection

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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

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(See also lendis.)

References

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