llémena

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Most likely simply from Late Latin lendina,[1] variant of lendinem, from Classical Latin lendem.

The unexpected /m/ (instead of */n/, the usual outcome of Latin /-nd-/) may be due to analogy with another word- or simply dissimilation from the following /n/.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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llémena f (plural llémenes)

  1. a nit
  2. (textiles, usually in the plural) a small defect in a piece of cloth with the appearance of a nit
  3. a hedgehog mushroom (Hydnum repandum), so named from having bodies with the appearance of a nit instead of gills on the underside of the fruiting body to disperse the spores

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “lens, -dis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 250

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