lentille

Inherited from Old French lentille, from Vulgar Latin *lenticla, from syncopation of Latin lenticula. The "lens" meaning is because early lenses resembled lentils.

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃.tij/

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lentille f (plural lentilles)

1. (optics) lens
2. contact lens
3. lentil (plant)

• lentille d'eau
• lentille de contact

• “lentille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Vulgar Latin *lenticla, from syncopation of Latin lenticula.

lentille oblique singular, f (oblique plural lentilles, nominative singular lentille, nominative plural lentilles)

1. lentil (plant)
2. lentil (vegetable)

• French: lentille
• → Middle English: lentile, lentylle, lentil
  • English: lentil