lena

Irish

Etymology

Fusion of le (“with”) with various meanings of a. The -n- is analogical to prepositions like i.

Particle

lena (triggers eclipsis, in regular past tenses lenar)

1. with which, with whom (indirect relative; not used in the past tense except with some irregular verbs)

   an t-ord lena bhfuil sé ag briseadh an chathaoir — the sledgehammer with which he is breaking the chair

   an bhean lena dúirt sé é — the woman to whom he told it (literally ‘the woman with whom he said it’)

Usage notes

"With which" may also be expressed with the indirect relative particle before the verb and the appropriate inflected form of le in its original position in the clause:

• an t-ord a bhfuil sé ag briseadh an chathaoir leis — the sledgehammer that he is breaking the chair with [it]
• an bhean a dúirt sé léi é — the woman that he told it to [her]

Preposition

lena

1. with his, with its m (triggers lenition)

   lena athair — with his father

   lena dheartháir — with his brother

2. with her, with its f (triggers h-prothesis)

   lena hathair — with her father

   lena deartháir — with her brother

3. with their (triggers eclipsis)

   lena n-athair — with their father

   lena ndeartháir — with their brother

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Italian

Noun

lena f (plural lene)

1. force, energy, vigour

Anagrams

• lane

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Latin

Etymology

Feminization of lēnō (“pimp”).

Noun

lēna (genitive lēnae); f, first declension

1. (slang) procuress, madame
2. vocative singular of lēna

lēnā f

1. ablative singular of lēna

Inflection

First declension (1).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	lēna	lēnae
genitive	lēnae	lēnārum
dative	lēnae	lēnīs
accusative	lēnam	lēnās
ablative	lēnā	lēnīs
vocative	lēna	lēnae

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Adjective

lena

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of len