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The article for

Lende

die Lende

Lende is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Lenden
English
loin
Topic
Body

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Why is it die Lende?

Lende ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -e
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Meaning

[1] Anatomy: in humans, the posterior and lateral area of ​​the abdominal wall between the last rib and the iliac crest

[1] Anatomie: beim Menschen die hintere und seitliche Gegend der Bauchwand zwischen letzter Rippe und Darmbeinkamm

[2] Food: the particularly tender piece of meat on the side of the spine, especially pork (cutlet) and beef (roast beef)

[2] Lebensmittel: das besonders zarte, seitlich des Rückgrats liegende Stück Fleisch besonders von Schwein (Kotelett) und Rind (Roastbeef)

Examples

[1] A cold wrap around the loin should help .

[1] Ein kalter Wickel um die Lende soll helfen.

[1] "Only your loins stand out so brilliantly from the rest of the body that they look like they are clothed" [2]

[1] „Nur ihre Lenden heben sich so leuchtend vom Rest des Körpers ab, daß sie wie angekleidet wirken.“[2]
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[2] I would like a 2kg roast sirloin.

[2] Ich hätte gerne einen 2kg Braten von der Lende.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Lende die Lenden
Genitiv der Lende der Lenden
Dativ der Lende den Lenden
Akkusativ die Lende die Lenden

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