Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ledьnъ. Cognate with Russian ледный (lednyj), Czech lední, Polish lodny.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lêdan/
  • Hyphenation: лед‧ан

Adjective

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ле̏дан (Latin spelling lȅdan, definite ле̏днӣ, comparative леднији)

  1. (relational) ice; icy, glacial
  2. frozen (of water)
  3. cold, frigid, chilled
  4. (figuratively) coldhearted, unfeeling
  5. (figuratively) (of fear, doubt, or surprise) immobilizing

Usage notes

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Historically, ле̏дан primarily meant “of or relating to ice”, while ле̏ден primarily meant “made of ice”, but each was often used for the other; today, ле̏ден is by far the more common of the two for either meaning.

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References

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    Pero Budmani, editor (1898–1903), “ledan”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika[1] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 5, Zagreb: JAZU, page 949