CzechEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Old Czech len, from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ[1] from Proto-Indo-European *lino-.[2]

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

len m inan

  1. flax (any plant of the genus Linum)
  2. flax (fibers)

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

adjectives
nouns

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
  2. ^ "len" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further readingEdit

  • len in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • len in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • len in Internetová jazyková příručka

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)

  1. (historical) fief (a land given by a sovereign to a vassal in exchange for military services, especially in the Middle Ages)
  2. (historical) entailed estate (a property given by the king to a person with specific rules of inheritance, in Denmark 1691-1919)
  3. (historical) county (a regional and administrative unit, in Denmark until 1662; also used with reference to the län of modern Sweden and Finland)
    Synonyms: amt, region, syssel

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

FriulianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin lignum. Compare Ladin lën, Romansch len, lenn, lain.

NounEdit

len m (plural lens)

  1. wood

Related termsEdit

GalicianEdit

VerbEdit

len

  1. third-person plural present indicative of ler

HungarianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ.[1]

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛn]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: len
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

NounEdit

len (plural lenek)

  1. flax

DeclensionEdit

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
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
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

Compound words

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ 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

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of le

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

  1. imperative of lene

Old CzechEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *lьnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *lino-.

NounEdit

len m

  1. flax

DeclensionEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Czech: len

Further readingEdit

PolishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *lino-.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

len m inan

  1. flax (any member of the genus Linum)
  2. linen (thread or cloth made from flax fibre)
    Synonym: płótno

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • len in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • len in Polish dictionaries at PWN

RomaniEdit

NounEdit

len m

  1. river

RomanschEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • lain (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
  • lenn (Sursilvan, Surmiran)

EtymologyEdit

From Latin lignum. Compare Ladin lën, Friulian len.

NounEdit

len m

  1. (Sutsilvan) wood

SlovakEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

len

  1. only, just

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)

  1. lazy

InflectionEdit

Hard
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
genitive
anim
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)

  1. soft, smooth
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of len
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

From Turkish lan.

NounEdit

len

  1. (slang) friend, buddy, pal (friendly term of address)
    Vad händer, len?What's going on, buddy?

ReferencesEdit

VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From French laine.

NounEdit

len

  1. wool
  2. yarn

Etymology 2Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

VerbEdit

len

  1. to negotiate one's way through a mass, to creep through
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms

VolapükEdit

PrepositionEdit

len

  1. at, by, on

WelshEdit

NounEdit

len

  1. Soft mutation of llen.

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
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.