len

See also: Appendix:Variations of "len"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech len, from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ[1] from Proto-Indo-European *lino-.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛn]
  • Hyphenation: len
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

len m inan

  1. flax (any plant of the genus Linum)
  2. flax (fibers)

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
  • línový
  • lněný
nouns

References

  1. Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
  2. "len" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading

  • len in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • len in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • len in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German lēn, from Old Saxon lēhan, from Proto-West Germanic *laihn, from Proto-Germanic *laihną (loan), cognate with German Lehn (Swedish län is a loan from Low German). Doublet of lån.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈleˀn]

Noun

len n (singular definite lenet, plural indefinite len)

  1. (historical) fief (a land given by a sovereign to a vassal in exchange for military services, especially in the Middle Ages)
  2. (historical) entailed estate (a property given by the king to a person with specific rules of inheritance, in Denmark 1691-1919)
  3. (historical) county (a regional and administrative unit, in Denmark until 1662; also used with reference to the län of modern Sweden and Finland)
    Synonyms: amt, region, syssel

Declension

Derived terms

  • lensbaron
  • lensgreve
  • lensherre
  • lensmand
  • lensvæsen

References

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin lignum. Compare Ladin lën, Romansch len, lenn, lain.

Noun

len m (plural lens)

  1. wood

Galician

Verb

len

  1. third-person plural present indicative of ler

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛn]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: len
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

len (plural lenek)

  1. flax

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative len lenek
accusative lent leneket
dative lennek leneknek
instrumental lennel lenekkel
causal-final lenért lenekért
translative lenné lenekké
terminative lenig lenekig
essive-formal lenként lenekként
essive-modal
inessive lenben lenekben
superessive lenen leneken
adessive lennél leneknél
illative lenbe lenekbe
sublative lenre lenekre
allative lenhez lenekhez
elative lenből lenekből
delative lenről lenekről
ablative lentől lenektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
lené leneké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
lenéi lenekéi
Possessive forms of len
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. lenem lenjeim
2nd person sing. lened lenjeid
3rd person sing. lenje lenjei
1st person plural lenünk lenjeink
2nd person plural lenetek lenjeitek
3rd person plural lenjük lenjeik

Derived terms

Compound words

References

  1. len in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • len in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Irish

Preposition

len

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of le

Usage notes

This form is found only before bhur (your pl) and is not part of the standard written language. In older texts, len bhur may also be spelled le nbhur.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

len

  1. imperative of lene

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • ľen (alternative writing)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *lino-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈlɛn/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈlɛn/

Noun

len m inan

  1. flax

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: len

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *lino-. Doublet of lina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛn
  • Syllabification: len

Noun

len m inan

  1. flax (any member of the genus Linum)
  2. linen (thread or cloth made from flax fibre)
    Synonym: płótno

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • len in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • len in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romani

Noun

len m

  1. river

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin lignum. Compare Ladin lën, Friulian len.

Noun

len m

  1. (Sutsilvan) wood

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěnъ.

Adjective

lȇn (definite lȇnī, comparative lȅnjī, Cyrillic spelling ле̑н)

  1. Alternative form of lijen (lazy).

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [len]

Adverb

len

  1. only, just

Further reading

  • len”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lěnъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /léːn/, /lɛ́n/

Adjective

lẹ̑n or lȅn (comparative bȍlj lẹ̑n, superlative nȁjbolj lẹ̑n)

  1. lazy

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. lén léna léno
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative lén ind
léni def
léna léno
genitive lénega léne lénega
dative lénemu léni lénemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitive
anim
léno léno
locative lénem léni lénem
instrumental lénim léno lénim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative léna léni léni
genitive lénih lénih lénih
dative lénima lénima lénima
accusative léna léni léni
locative lénih lénih lénih
instrumental lénima lénima lénima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative léni léne léna
genitive lénih lénih lénih
dative lénim lénim lénim
accusative léne léne léna
locative lénih lénih lénih
instrumental lénimi lénimi lénimi

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • prelén

Further reading

  • len”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse linr, from Proto-Germanic *linwaz.

Adjective

len (comparative lenare, superlative lenast)

  1. smooth and soft
    lena kinder
    smooth cheeks
  2. (by extension) smooth (of taste and the like)
Usage notes

Focuses on the (pleasant) sensation when dragging one's fingers (or another body part) across something smooth and soft. Smooth and soft to the touch.

Declension
Inflection of len
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular len lenare lenast
Neuter singular lent lenare lenast
Plural lena lenare lenast
Masculine plural3 lene lenare lenast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 lene lenare lenaste
All lena lenare lenaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
Derived terms
See also
  • slät (smooth (whether hard or soft))

Etymology 2

From Turkish lan.

Noun

len

  1. (slang) friend, buddy, pal (friendly term of address)
    Vad händer, len?
    What's going on, buddy?

References

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From French laine.

Noun

len

  1. wool
  2. yarn

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

len • (, , 𨈆)

  1. to negotiate one's way through a mass, to creep through
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • len lỏi

Volapük

Preposition

len

  1. at, by, on

Welsh

Noun

len

  1. Soft mutation of llen.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llen len unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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