linden
/ˈlɪn.dən/
- n.
- 椴，菩提树
中文释义来自 ECDICT
构词拆解
- -en
- (no longer productive) Denotes the past participle form when attached to a verb. · (archaic) Denotes a quasi-past participle or participle-like adjective when attached to a noun or verb.
词源链
词源说明
From Middle English linden, from Old English linden (“linden”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *lindīnaz, from Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden tree”), equivalent to lind + -en. Cognate with Middle Low German linden (“linden”, adjective), German Low German Linnenboom (“linden-tree”), West Frisian linenbeam (“linden-tree”), German linden (“linden”, adjective). The English noun developed from the adjective.