linden
Made of lime-woodMade of lime-wood.
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» Tom and Mary sat under the linden tree.
Tom und Maria saßen unter dem Lindenbaum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom und Maria saßen unter der Linde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(not comparable, obsolete)Made of lime-wood.
Examples
7 sentencesTom and Mary sat under the linden tree.
deTom und Maria saßen unter dem Lindenbaum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I planted this linden tree thirty years ago.
ruЯ посадил эту липу тридцать лет назад. — marafon
In the forest, under an old linden tree, there was a well.
ruВ лесу, под старой липой, был колодец. — Maksimo
Young trees were planted in the park: linden, maple, spruce and juniper.
ruВ парке посадили молодые деревья: липы, клёны, ели и можжевельник. — nina99nv
deIm Park wurden junge Bäume gepflanzt: Linden, Ahorne, Fichten und Wacholder. — Yorwba
Between the two little houses stands a very old and very large linden tree.
ruМежду двумя домиками стоит очень старая и очень большая липа. — al_ex_an_der
Origin
From Middle English linden, from Old English linden (“linden”, adjective), from Proto-GermFrom Middle English linden, from Old English linden (“linden”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *lindīnaz, from Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden tree”), equivalent to lind + -en. Cognate with Middle Low German linden (“linden”, adjective), German Low German Linnenboom (“linden-tree”), West Frisian linenbeam (“linden-tree”), German linden (“linden”, adjective). The English noun developed from the adjective.
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