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Linné
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English
Etymology
en sv -. Gallicization of en la Linnaeus.
The Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus took the surname Linné when he was ennobled in 1762. At that point, he was already renowned abroad by the name Linnaeus.sv https://www.botan.uu.se/skola-och-forskola/linne-online/linnes-liv/ Linnés liv Uppsala linneanska trädgårdar 2024-02-16 Lotta Sturesson Saetre Uppsala universitet https://web.archive.org/web/20240523132538/https://www.botan.uu.se/skola-och-forskola/linne-online/linnes-liv 23 May 2024
Proper noun
en proper noun
en Linnaeus.
Derived terms
en Kapp Linné
References
Anagrams
en eilnn linen Lenin Linen
Swedish
Alternative forms
sv Linnaeus Linnæus
Etymology
Gallicization of sv la Linnaeus.
The Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus took the surname Linné when he was ennobled in 1762.sv https://www.botan.uu.se/skola-och-forskola/linne-online/linnes-liv/ Linnés liv Uppsala linneanska trädgårdar 2024-02-16 Lotta Sturesson Saetre Uppsala universitet https://web.archive.org/web/20240523132538/https://www.botan.uu.se/skola-och-forskola/linne-online/linnes-liv 23 May 2024
Pronunciation
sv /lɪˈneː/
sv eː 2
Proper noun
c
Linnaeus
sv
Usage notes
In Sweden, Norway and Finland, the Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus is chiefly known as Linné.
Descendants
sv Linnéa Linnea Linnaea Linnæa
References