len
CzechEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Old Czech len, from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ[1] from Proto-Indo-European *lino-.[2]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
len m inan
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
- ^ "len" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Further readingEdit
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German lēn, from Old Saxon lēhan, from Proto-West Germanic *laihn, from Proto-Germanic *laihną (“loan”), cognate with German Lehn (Swedish län is a loan from Low German). Doublet of lån.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
len n (singular definite lenet, plural indefinite len)
- (historical) fief (a land given by a sovereign to a vassal in exchange for military services, especially in the Middle Ages)
- (historical) entailed estate (a property given by the king to a person with specific rules of inheritance, in Denmark 1691-1919)
- (historical) county (a regional and administrative unit, in Denmark until 1662; also used with reference to the län of modern Sweden and Finland)
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “len” in Den Danske Ordbog
FriulianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin lignum. Compare Ladin lën, Romansch len, lenn, lain.
NounEdit
len m (plural lens)
Related termsEdit
GalicianEdit
VerbEdit
len
HungarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ.[1]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
len (plural lenek)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | len | lenek |
accusative | lent | leneket |
dative | lennek | leneknek |
instrumental | lennel | lenekkel |
causal-final | lenért | lenekért |
translative | lenné | lenekké |
terminative | lenig | lenekig |
essive-formal | lenként | lenekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | lenben | lenekben |
superessive | lenen | leneken |
adessive | lennél | leneknél |
illative | lenbe | lenekbe |
sublative | lenre | lenekre |
allative | lenhez | lenekhez |
elative | lenből | lenekből |
delative | lenről | lenekről |
ablative | lentől | lenektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
lené | leneké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
lenéi | lenekéi |
Possessive forms of len | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | lenem | lenjeim |
2nd person sing. | lened | lenjeid |
3rd person sing. | lenje | lenjei |
1st person plural | lenünk | lenjeink |
2nd person plural | lenetek | lenjeitek |
3rd person plural | lenjük | lenjeik |
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ len in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further readingEdit
- len in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
IrishEdit
PrepositionEdit
len
Usage notesEdit
This form is found only before bhur (“your pl”) and is not part of the standard written language. In older texts, len bhur may also be spelled le nbhur.
Norwegian BokmålEdit
VerbEdit
len
- imperative of lene
Old CzechEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *lьnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *lino-.
NounEdit
len m
DeclensionEdit
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | len | lna, lny | lni, lnové (lnoví), lny |
genitive | lna, lnu | lnú (lnou) | lnóv (lnuov, lnů), len |
dative | lnu, lnovi | lnoma, lnama | lnóm (lnuom, lnům) |
accusative | len, lna | lna, lny | lny |
vocative | lne | lna, lny | lni, lnové (lnoví), lny |
locative | lně (lne), lnu, lnovi | lnú (lnou) | lniech (lních), lnech, lnách |
instrumental | lnem | lnoma, lnama | lny, lnmi, lnami |
DescendantsEdit
- Czech: len
Further readingEdit
- “len”, in Vokabulář webový: webové hnízdo pramenů k poznání historické češtiny [online], Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, 2006–2023
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *lino-.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
len m inan
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
RomaniEdit
NounEdit
len m
RomanschEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin lignum. Compare Ladin lën, Friulian len.
NounEdit
len m
SlovakEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
len
Further readingEdit
- len in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
SloveneEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *lěnъ.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
lẹ̑n or lȅn (comparative bȍlj lẹ̑n, superlative nȁjbolj lẹ̑n)
InflectionEdit
Hard | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nom. sing. | lén | léna | léno |
singular | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | lén ind léni def |
léna | léno |
genitive | lénega | léne | lénega |
dative | lénemu | léni | lénemu |
accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim |
léno | léno |
locative | lénem | léni | lénem |
instrumental | lénim | léno | lénim |
dual | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | léna | léni | léni |
genitive | lénih | lénih | lénih |
dative | lénima | lénima | lénima |
accusative | léna | léni | léni |
locative | lénih | lénih | lénih |
instrumental | lénima | lénima | lénima |
plural | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | léni | léne | léna |
genitive | lénih | lénih | lénih |
dative | lénim | lénim | lénim |
accusative | léne | léne | léna |
locative | lénih | lénih | lénih |
instrumental | lénimi | lénimi | lénimi |
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “len”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
SwedishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse linr, from Proto-Germanic *linwaz.
AdjectiveEdit
len (comparative lenare, superlative lenast)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of len | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | len | lenare | lenast |
Neuter singular | lent | lenare | lenast |
Plural | lena | lenare | lenast |
Masculine plural3 | lene | lenare | lenast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | lene | lenare | lenaste |
All | lena | lenare | lenaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
SynonymsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
len
ReferencesEdit
VietnameseEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
len
Etymology 2Edit
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VerbEdit
len
Derived termsEdit
VolapükEdit
PrepositionEdit
len
WelshEdit
NounEdit
len
- Soft mutation of llen.
MutationEdit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llen | len | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |