leń

See also: Appendix:Variations of "len"

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛɲ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɲ
• Syllabification: leń
• Homophone: Leń

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěnь.

Noun

leń m pers

1. (derogatory) lazy person, lazybones, layabout

Declension

Declension of leń

	singular	plural
nominative	leń	lenie
genitive	lenia	leni/leniów
dative	leniowi	leniom
accusative	lenia	leni/leniów
instrumental	leniem	leniami
locative	leniu	leniach
vocative	leniu	lenie

Derived terms

adjective

• leniwy

 

nouns

• arcyleń
• leniuch
• leniuszek

 

verb

• lenić

 

Noun

leń m animal

1. a bibionid (a fly of the genus Bibio)
2. a species of fish, Sarcocheilichthys lacustris

Declension

Declension of leń

	singular	plural
nominative	leń	lenie
genitive	lenia	leni
dative	leniowi	leniom
accusative	lenia	lenie
instrumental	leniem	leniami
locative	leniu	leniach
vocative	leniu	lenie

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

leń

1. second-person singular imperative of lenić

Further reading

• leń in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• leń in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “leń(iwy)”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN