lendina

Latin

Etymology

From lendin- +‎ -a (feminine ending). Found in late glosses.[1]

Noun

lendina f (genitive lendinae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. nit, louse

Inflection

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative lendina lendinae
genitive lendinae lendinārum
dative lendinae lendinīs
accusative lendinam lendinās
ablative lendinā lendinīs
vocative lendina lendinae

Descendants

(See also lendis.)

  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: lindinã
    • Romanian: lindină
  • Italo-Romance:
  • North Italian:
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “lens, -dis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 250