Lenz

English

Proper noun

Lenz (plural Lenzes)

  1. A surname

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German lenze, from Old High German lenzo, from Proto-West Germanic *langatīn. Related to English Lent and Dutch lente.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɛn(t)s/, [lɛnt͡s]
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: lenz

Noun

Lenz m (strong, genitive Lenzes, plural Lenze)

  1. (archaic, poetic or humorous) spring (season)
    Synonyms: Frühling, Frühjahr

Usage notes
  • Now used in the expression fauler Lenz or lauer Lenz (“a period of idleness”), and sometimes jocularly to give the age of a person (like English summer). In the actual sense of “spring” now only poetic, but even then markedly archaic-sounding. Still widely known is the song title Veronika, der Lenz ist da.

Declension
Declension of Lenz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lenz die Lenze
genitive eines des Lenzes der Lenze
dative einem dem Lenz, Lenze1 den Lenzen
accusative einen den Lenz die Lenze

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

See also
  • faulenzen (not originally related, but associated)

Further reading
  • “Lenz” in Duden online
  • “Lenz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lenz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɛns/
  • Rhymes: -ɛns
  • Syllabification: Lenz

Proper noun

Lenz m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension
Declension of Lenz
singular plural
nominative Lenz Lenzowie
genitive Lenza Lenzów
dative Lenzowi Lenzom
accusative Lenza Lenzów
instrumental Lenzem Lenzami
locative Lenzie Lenzach
vocative Lenzie Lenzowie

Proper noun

Lenz f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Derived terms
  • Lenzowa
  • Lenzówna

See also
  • Appendix:Polish surnames
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