Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *leděnъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛdɛn]
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ле́ден (léden) (adverb ле́дено, abstract noun леденина́)

  1. (relational) ice
    ле́ден късléden kǎsiceberg
  2. ice-cold, freezing
  3. (figurative) icy

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *leděnъ.

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леден (leden) (comparative поледен, superlative најледен, abstract noun леденост)

  1. icy, glacial, frigid

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *leděnъ. Cognate with Russian ледяной (ledjanoj).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lêden/
  • Hyphenation: лед‧ен

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ле̏ден (Latin spelling lȅden, definite ле̏денӣ, comparative ледѐнијӣ)

  1. (relational) ice; icy, glacial
  2. cold, frigid, chilled
  3. crystalline, clear and transparent
  4. (relational) ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
  5. (figuratively) unwelcoming, coldhearted, unfeeling
  6. (figuratively) (of fear, doubt, or surprise) immobilizing

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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.

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    Pero Budmani, editor (1898–1903), “leden”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika[1] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 5, Zagreb: JAZU, page 950
  • леден” in Hrvatski jezični portal