lėnas

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See also: lenas, leñas, lēnās, and lēnas

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *leʔnas, *lēnas, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁- (“soft, slow”). Balto-Slavic cognates include Latvian lȩ̃ns (“lazy”), lȩ̄̀ns (“lazy”), lȩ̂ns (“soft, mild”), Proto-Slavic *lěnъ (“lazy, slow”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lė́nas m (feminine lėnà) stress pattern 4

  1. slow
  2. calm, gentle, mild
  3. (of drinks) weak
  4. (dialectal) flexible

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “lėnas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 279
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