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Lenthe
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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as lenethe in 1133, attested with certainty as de lente in 1172. Etymology nl unknown. Perhaps derived from gem-pro *hlîn- Norway maple (Acer platanoides species) suffixed with the collectivising suffix gem-pro *-iþi, related to gmw-pro *lindu. Compare nl Lent and nl Linde.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈlɛn.tə/
nl Nl-lente.ogg
nl Len the
nl ɛntə 2
nl lente
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Dalfsen p/Overijssel c/Netherlands
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