"Lenz" meaning in German

See Lenz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɛnt͡s/ Audio: De-Lenz.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German lenze, from Old High German lenzo, from Proto-West Germanic *langatīn. Related to English Lent and Dutch lente. By surface analysis, from lang. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|lenze}} Middle High German lenze, {{inh|de|goh|lenzo}} Old High German lenzo, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*langatīn}} Proto-West Germanic *langatīn, {{cog|en|Lent}} English Lent, {{cog|nl|lente}} Dutch lente Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Lenz m (strong, genitive Lenzes, plural Lenze) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Lenzes [genitive], Lenze [plural], strong [table-tags], Lenz [nominative, singular], Lenze [definite, nominative, plural], Lenzes [genitive, singular], Lenze [definite, genitive, plural], Lenz [dative, singular], Lenze [dative, singular], Lenzen [dative, definite, plural], Lenz [accusative, singular], Lenze [accusative, definite, plural], Lenze [alternative, obsolete]
  1. (archaic, poetic or humorous) spring (season) Tags: archaic, humorous, masculine, poetic, strong Synonyms: Frühling, Frühjahr Derived forms: lenzen, Lenzing Related terms: faulenzen (english: not originally related, but associated)
    Sense id: en-Lenz-de-noun-jjBq2MvO Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Seasons

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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              41,
              47
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              37,
              47
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          "english": "Far from here follow me now, away to springtime's smiling house",
          "ref": "1876, Richard Wagner, “Die Walküre”, in Der Ring des Nibelungen, act I, scene iii:",
          "text": "Fern von hier folge mir nun, fort in des Lenzes lachendes Haus",
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        "German terms derived from Old High German",
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        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
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        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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