Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *leděnъ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛdɛn]
  • (file)

Adjective edit

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 edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *leděnъ.

Pronunciation edit

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

  1. icy, glacial, frigid

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

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

  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

Usage notes edit

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