lentille
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See also: Lentille
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French lentille, from Vulgar Latin *lenticla, from syncopation of Latin lenticula. The "lense" meaning is because early lenses resembled lentils.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lentille f (plural lentilles)
- (optics) lens
- contact lens
- lentil (plant)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “lentille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *lenticla, from syncopation of Latin lenticula.
Noun[edit]
lentille oblique singular, f (oblique plural lentilles, nominative singular lentille, nominative plural lentilles)
Descendants[edit]
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