Lenz

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English

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Proper noun

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Lenz (plural Lenzes)

  1. A surname

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German lenze, from Old High German lenzo, from Proto-West Germanic *langatīn. Related to English Lent and Dutch lente.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɛn(t)s/, [lɛnt͡s]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: lenz

Noun

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Lenz m (strong, genitive Lenzes, plural Lenze)

  1. (archaic, poetic or humorous) spring (season)
    Synonyms: Frühling, Frühjahr

Usage notes

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  • Now used in the expression fauler Lenz or lauer Lenz (a period of idleness), and sometimes jocularly to give the age of a person (like English summer). In the actual sense of “spring” now only poetic, but even then markedly archaic-sounding. Still widely known is the song title Veronika, der Lenz ist da.

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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  • faulenzen (not originally related, but associated)

Further reading

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  • Lenz” in Duden online
  • Lenz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Lenz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛns/
  • Rhymes: -ɛns
  • Syllabification: Lenz

Proper noun

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Lenz m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

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Proper noun

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Lenz f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Derived terms

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