Lindelöf

See also: Lindelof

English

Etymology 1

From Swedish Lindelöf Literally, “lime tree leaf”.

Proper noun

Lindelöf (plural Lindelöfs)

  1. Alternative form of Lindelof: A surname from Swedish.
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Etymology 2

After the Finnish mathematician Ernst Leonard Lindelöf.

Adjective

Lindelöf (not comparable)

  1. (topology, of a topological space) Such that any open cover has a countable subcover.
Derived terms

Swedish

Etymology

lind (“limewood”) +‎ löf (“leaf”) Literally, “lime leaf”

Proper noun

Lindelöf

  1. Lindelof: a surname

Descendants

  • → English: Lindelof
  • → Chinese: 林德勒夫 (Líndélèfū) (transliteration)
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