lentilla

See also: Lentilla

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lentille. Compare llenteya.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lenˈtiʎa/, [lẽn̪ˈt̪i.ʎa]
Hyphenation: len‧ti‧lla

Noun

lentilla f (plural lentilles)

contact lens

Catalan

Inserting a contact lens.

Etymology

Borrowed from French lentille. Doublet of lentícula and the inherited llentilla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [lənˈti.ʎə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [lenˈti.ʎa]

Noun

lentilla f (plural lentilles)

(often in plural) contact lens
Synonyms: lent de contacte, lentícula

Related terms

lent

Further reading

“lentilla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“lentilla” in Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana.
“lentilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“lentilla” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Spanish

Inserting a contact lens.

Etymology

Borrowed from French lentille. Doublet of the inherited lenteja.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /lenˈtiʝa/ [lẽn̪ˈt̪i.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /lenˈtiʎa/ [lẽn̪ˈt̪i.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /lenˈtiʃa/ [lẽn̪ˈt̪i.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /lenˈtiʒa/ [lẽn̪ˈt̪i.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: len‧ti‧lla

Noun

lentilla f (plural lentillas)

(often in plural) contact lens
Synonyms: lente de contacto, pupilente

Further reading

“lentilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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