len

See also Len, lên, and leń

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɛn/

Noun

len m

1. flax (plant or fiber)

Declension

    declension of len

	singular	plural
nominative	len	lny
genitive	lnu	lnů
dative	lnu	lnům
accusative	len	lny
vocative	lne	lny
locative	lnu	lnech
instrumental	lnem	lny

Derived terms

• lněný m

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Danish

Etymology

From late Old Norse lén, from Middle Low German len.

Noun

len n (singular definite lenet, plural indefinite len)

1. fief, entailed estate

Inflection

    Inflection of len

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	len	lenet	len	lenene
genitive	lens	lenets	lens	lenenes

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Galician

Verb

len

1. third-person plural present indicative of ler

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Hungarian

Etymology

From a Slavic language, compare Czech len (“flax”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɛn/

Noun

len

1. flax

Declension

declension of len 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

possessives of len possessor singular possession plural possession 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 terms

• lenvászon

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Lojban

Rafsi

len

1. rafsi of lenjo.

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lьnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *līn-

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɛn̪/

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Noun

len m

1. flax

Declension

    declension of len

	singular	plural
nominative	len	lny
genitive	lnu	lnów
dative	lnowi	lnom
accusative	len	lny
instrumental	lnem	lnami
locative	lnie	lnach
vocative	lnie	lny

Derived terms

• lniany

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Romani

Noun

len m

1. river

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Romansch

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Latin lignum.

Noun

len m

1. (Sutsilvan) wood

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈléːn/, /ˈlɛ́n/
• Tonal: lẹ̑n, lȅn

Adjective

lén

1. lazy

Declension

Declension of len (hard)

singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	len ind leni def	lena	leno
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	leno	leno
genitive	lenega	lene	lenega
dative	lenemu	leni	lenemu
locative	lenem	leni	lenem
instrumental	lenim	leno	lenim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	lena	leni	leni
accusative	lena	leni	leni
genitive	lenih	lenih	lenih
dative	lenima	lenima	lenima
locative	lenih	lenih	lenih
instrumental	lenima	lenima	lenima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	leni	lene	lena
accusative	lene	lene	lena
genitive	lenih	lenih	lenih
dative	lenim	lenim	lenim
locative	lenih	lenih	lenih
instrumental	lenimi	lenimi	lenimi

Derived terms

• prelén

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Swedish

Adjective

Declension of len

Inflections of len		Absolute	Comparative	Superlative
				Attributive	Predicative
Indefinite singular	Common	len	lenare		lenast
	Neuter	lent
Definite singular	Masc.	lene		lenaste
	All	lena		lenaste
Plural		lena		lenaste

len

1. soft, smooth

Synonyms

• slät

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Vietnamese

Etymology 1

From late French laine, from Latin lana.

Noun

len

1. wool

Etymology 2

Of unknown origin.

Verb

len

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

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Volapük

Preposition

len

1. at, by, on