lén

See also: Appendix:Variations of "len"

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛːn]

Noun

lén n

1. genitive plural of léno

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lén.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ljɛːn/

  Rhymes: -ɛːn

Noun

lén n (genitive singular léns, nominative plural lén)

1. fief, the domain of a feoffee
2. county (län, administrative division of Sweden or Finland)
3. (biology, taxonomy) domain
4. (computing, Internet) domain, domain name

Declension

declension of lén

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lén	lénið	lén	lénin
accusative	lén	lénið	lén	lénin
dative	léni	léninu	lénum	lénunum
genitive	léns	lénsins	léna	lénanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German lehen, from Proto-Germanic *laihną (“loan, fief”), whence also the native doublet lán. Related to ljá.

Noun

lén n

1. fief, fee
2. royal grant or emoulement
3. royal revenue
4. share of good things

Declension

  Declension of lén (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lén	lénit	lén	lénin
accusative	lén	lénit	lén	lénin
dative	léni	léninu	lénum	lénunum
genitive	léns	lénsins	léna	lénanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: lén
• Norwegian Nynorsk: len
• Norwegian Bokmål: len
• Swedish: län
• Danish: len

References

• lén in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɛn˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɛŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɛŋ˦˥]

Adverb

lén • (練, 聯, 蹥, 躒, 輦, 𥌦, 𨇍, 𨖲)

1. stealthily; covertly; secretly; surreptitiously

Derived terms

Derived terms

• đánh lén
• lén lút
• thầm lén

 

Verb

lén

1. (archaic) Synonym of lẻn (“to act secretly”)