Lenz

lenz English Proper noun es en Derived terms en Lenz-Majewski hyperostotic dwarfism Lenz-Majewski syndrome Lenz dysmorphogenetic syndrome Lenz dysplasia Lenz microphthalmia syndrome Lenz syndrome German Alternative forms de Lenze obsolete Etymology From de gmh lenze, from de goh lenzo, from de gmw-pro *langatīn. Related to en Lent and nl lente. Pronunciation de /lɛnt͡s/ de De-Lenz.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de lenz Noun m de archaic poetic or humorous spring season de Frühling Frühjahr de 1876 w:Richard Wagner Die Walküre Die Walküre w:Der Ring des Nibelungen act I, scene iii Fern von hier folge mir nun, fort in des Lenzes lachendes Haus Far from here follow me now, away to springtimes smiling house de w:Sozusagen grundlos vergnügt 1977 w:Mascha Kaléko Dass Herbst dem Sommer folgt und Lenz dem Winter,Gefällt mir wohl. Da steckt ein Sinn dahinter, Wenn auch die Neunmalklugen ihn nicht sehn. Usage notes Now used in the expression de fauler Lenz or de lauer Lenz a period of idleness, and sometimes jocularly to give the age of a person (like en 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 m Derived terms de lenzen Lenzing See also de faulenzen not originally related, but associated Further reading de Seasons Polish Etymology pl :bor de:Lenz + 1 Pronunciation lenc Lenz Proper noun m-pr pl m Declension Lenzowie Lenzów Proper noun f 1 pl f Derived terms pl Lenzowa Lenzówna See also Appendix:Polish surnames pl surnames from German