lente

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛn.teɪ/ === Noun === lente (uncountable) An intermediate-acting form of insulin, between isophane and ultralente. == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch lente. === Pronunciation === === Noun === lente (plural lentes) spring, the season between winter and summer === See also === == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish lente (“lens”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlente/, [ˈlẽn̪.t̪e] Hyphenation: len‧tes === Noun === lente lens == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch lentin, lenten, from Old Dutch lentin, from Proto-West Germanic *langatīn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛn.tə/ Hyphenation: len‧te Rhymes: -ɛntə Homophone: Lenthe === Noun === lente f (plural lentes, diminutive lentetje n) spring: the season between winter and summer Synonym: voorjaar (literary) year of age Synonym: jaar eenentwintig lentes ― twenty-one years old ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: lente → Papiamentu: lènte, lente === See also === === Anagrams === leent, netel, telen == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɑ̃t/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lenditem, alteration of Late Latin lendinem, itself an alteration of Classical Latin lendem. ==== Noun ==== lente f (plural lentes) (zoology) nit ==== See also ==== pou m === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== lente feminine singular of lent === References === “lente”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin lēns, lentem (“lentil”), in Medieval Latin later taking on the sense of "lens". === Noun === lente f (plural lentes) lens ==== Related terms ==== lentes == Ido == === Etymology === From lenta (“slow”) +‎ -e (adverbial suffix). === Adverb === lente slowly Synonym: quik == Interlingua == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== lente lens === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== lente slow == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛn.te/ Rhymes: -ɛnte Hyphenation: lèn‧te === Etymology 1 === Inflected form of lento. ==== Adjective ==== lente f pl feminine plural of lento === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin lentem (“lentil”), in Medieval Latin later taking on the sense of “lens,” due to the similarity in shape. ==== Noun ==== lente f (plural lenti) lens [from 17th century] ===== Derived terms ===== lente a contatto lente d'ingrandimento ===== Related terms ===== lenticchia == Latin == === Etymology === From lentus (“slow”) + -ē. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫɛn.teː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlɛn.te] === Adverb === lentē (comparative lentius, superlative lentissimē) slowly Synonym: tardē ==== Related terms ==== lentēscō lentitūdō lentulus lentus festīnā lentē ==== References ==== “lente”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “lente”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “lente”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Latvian == === Noun === lente f (5th declension) riband band fillet ribbon sweatband tape ==== Declension ==== == Neapolitan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛntə/ === Noun === lente f pl glasses, lenses == Norman == === Adjective === lente feminine singular of lent == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === lenet === Verb === lente simple past of lene == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin lentem (“lentil”), in Medieval Latin later taking on the sense of "lens". === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -ẽtɨ, (Brazil) -ẽt͡ʃi Hyphenation: len‧te === Noun === lente f (plural lentes) (optics) lens (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it) (anatomy) lens (transparent crystalline structure in the eye) Synonym: cristalino lens (device which focuses or defocuses electron beams) (figuratively) lens (a way of looking, literally or figuratively, at something) (geology) a fossil or deposit between two strata clipping of lente de conta(c)to ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:lente. ==== Derived terms ==== lente de conta(c)to ==== Related terms ==== lentilha, lentícula === Noun === lente m or f by sense (plural lentes) teacher, professor Synonyms: professor, docente === Further reading === “lente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin lentem (“lentil”), in Medieval Latin later taking on the sense of "lens". Cognate with English lens. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlente/ [ˈlẽn̪.t̪e] Rhymes: -ente Syllabification: len‧te === Noun === lente m or f same meaning (plural lentes) lens (chiefly in the plural, Latin America) glasses, (formal) spectacles, (US) eyeglass Synonyms: (Latin America) anteojos, (Spain, Colombia, Dominican Republic) lentillas, (Cuba, Puerto Rico) espejuelos ==== Usage notes ==== Lente can be either masculine or feminine in its singular form, but is usually masculine when used in the plural to refer to eyeglasses. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “lente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “lente”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN “lente”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 lente | Diccionario • DELE Ahora == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish lente, from Latin lentem (“lentil”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlente/ [ˈlɛn̪.t̪ɛ] Rhymes: -ente Syllabification: len‧te === Noun === lente (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ) lens magnifying glass Synonyms: magnipikador, magnipayer flashlight Synonym: plaslayt ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “lente”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018