led

See also: LED and leð

Translingual

Symbol

led

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Lendu.

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɛd/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -ɛd
Homophone: lead (metal element)
Hyphenation: led

Verb

led

simple past and past participle of lead

Adjective

led (not comparable)

Under somebody's control or leadership.
1. Of a farm, etc.: managed by a deputy instead of the owner or tenant in person.

Derived terms

Anagrams

'eld, DLE, Del, Del., EDL, LDE, del, del., eld

Breton

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *lled.

Noun

led m

size

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

led

Wikipedia ^cs

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech led, from Proto-Slavic *ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlɛt]
Audio: (file)
Homophone: let

Noun

led m inan

ice

Declension

Declension of led (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	led	ledy
genitive	ledu	ledů
dative	ledu	ledům
accusative	led	ledy
vocative	lede	ledy
locative	ledě, ledu	ledech
instrumental	ledem	ledy

Derived terms

chladný jako led
leden
lednička (“fridge”)
lední
ledňáček (“kingfisher”)
ledoborec (“icebreaker”)
ledovec (“iceberg”)
ledový
náledí
pohybovat se na tenkém ledě
prolomit ledy (“to break the ice”)

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish lith, from Old Norse liðr, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leð/, [ˈleð]

Noun

led n (singular definite leddet, plural indefinite led)

(anatomy) joint (movable connection between the bones in a body or a minor exterior part of the body; also of joints in a plant)
link (movable part of a thing or a plant)
link, part (element in a line of thought or a course of events)
generation (in a family tree)
(grammar) phrase (a word or group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence)
(mathematics) term (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
I udtrykket $2x+4\ln x-3$ er $2x$ , $4\ln x$ og $-3$ led.
In the expression $2x+4\ln x-3$ , $2x$ , $4\ln x$ , and $-3$ are terms.

Declension

Declension of *led*
neuter gender	singular		plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	led	leddet	led	leddene
genitive	leds	leddets	leds	leddenes

References

“led,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

A merger of two Old Norse nouns: 1. leið (“road, direction”), from Proto-Germanic *laidō, cognate with English load, lode, German Leite (“slope”), Dutch lei (“slate”). 2. hlið f (“side”), from Proto-Germanic *hliþō, cognate with Old English hliþ n.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leð/, [ˈleð]

Noun

led c (singular definite ledden, plural indefinite ledder)

side, direction (of an object)
Jeg skar guleroden over på den lange led.
I cut the carrot in two lengthwise.
way (of doing something)

Declension

Declension of *led*
common gender	singular		plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	led	ledden	ledder	ledderne
genitive	leds	leddens	ledders	leddernes

References

“led,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 3

Derived from Old Norse hliðr, from Proto-Germanic *hlidą, cognate with Swedish lid (“gate”), English lid, German lid (“eyelid”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leð/, [ˈleð]

Noun

led n (singular definite leddet, plural indefinite led)

gate (in a fence or at a level crossing)

Declension

Declension of *led*
neuter gender	singular		plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	led	leddet	led	leddene
genitive	leds	leddets	leds	leddenes

References

“led,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 4

Inherited from Old Norse leiðr (“uncomfortable, tired”), Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, cognate with English loath, German leid (“distressing”), Dutch leed (“sad”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leːˀð/, [ˈleˀð], [ˈleðˀ]

Adjective

led (neuter ledt, plural and definite singular attributive lede)

disgusting, odious, loathsome
nasty, beastly

Inflection

Inflection of *led*
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	led	ledere	ledest²
indefinite neuter singular	ledt	ledere	ledest²
plural	lede	ledere	ledest²
definite attributive¹	lede	ledere	ledeste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

“led,4” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leːˀð/, [ˈleˀð], [ˈleðˀ]

Verb

led

past tense of lide

Etymology 6

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leːˀð/, [ˈleˀð], [ˈleðˀ]

Verb

led

imperative of lede

Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈled/, [ˈle̞d]
Rhymes: -ed
Syllabification^(key): led
Hyphenation^(key): led

Noun

led

alternative form of ledi (“LED, light-emitting diode”) (chiefly used as a modifier in compound terms)

Declension

Inflection of led (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		led	ledit
genitive		ledin	ledien
partitive		lediä	ledejä
illative		lediin	ledeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		led	ledit
accusative	nom.	led	ledit
accusative	gen.	ledin	ledit
genitive		ledin	ledien
partitive		lediä	ledejä
inessive		ledissä	ledeissä
elative		ledistä	ledeistä
illative		lediin	ledeihin
adessive		ledillä	ledeillä
ablative		lediltä	ledeiltä
allative		ledille	ledeille
essive		ledinä	ledeinä
translative		lediksi	ledeiksi
abessive		ledittä	ledeittä
instructive		—	ledein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of led (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		ledini	ledini
accusative	nom.	ledini	ledini
accusative	gen.	ledini	ledini
genitive		ledini	ledieni
partitive		lediäni	ledejäni
inessive		ledissäni	ledeissäni
elative		ledistäni	ledeistäni
illative		lediini	ledeihini
adessive		ledilläni	ledeilläni
ablative		lediltäni	ledeiltäni
allative		ledilleni	ledeilleni
essive		ledinäni	ledeinäni
translative		ledikseni	ledeikseni
abessive		ledittäni	ledeittäni
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	ledeineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		ledisi	ledisi
accusative	nom.	ledisi	ledisi
accusative	gen.	ledisi	ledisi
genitive		ledisi	lediesi
partitive		lediäsi	ledejäsi
inessive		ledissäsi	ledeissäsi
elative		ledistäsi	ledeistäsi
illative		lediisi	ledeihisi
adessive		ledilläsi	ledeilläsi
ablative		lediltäsi	ledeiltäsi
allative		ledillesi	ledeillesi
essive		ledinäsi	ledeinäsi
translative		lediksesi	ledeiksesi
abessive		ledittäsi	ledeittäsi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	ledeinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		ledimme	ledimme
accusative	nom.	ledimme	ledimme
accusative	gen.	ledimme	ledimme
genitive		ledimme	lediemme
partitive		lediämme	ledejämme
inessive		ledissämme	ledeissämme
elative		ledistämme	ledeistämme
illative		lediimme	ledeihimme
adessive		ledillämme	ledeillämme
ablative		lediltämme	ledeiltämme
allative		ledillemme	ledeillemme
essive		ledinämme	ledeinämme
translative		lediksemme	ledeiksemme
abessive		ledittämme	ledeittämme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	ledeinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		ledinne	ledinne
accusative	nom.	ledinne	ledinne
accusative	gen.	ledinne	ledinne
genitive		ledinne	ledienne
partitive		lediänne	ledejänne
inessive		ledissänne	ledeissänne
elative		ledistänne	ledeistänne
illative		lediinne	ledeihinne
adessive		ledillänne	ledeillänne
ablative		lediltänne	ledeiltänne
allative		ledillenne	ledeillenne
essive		ledinänne	ledeinänne
translative		lediksenne	ledeiksenne
abessive		ledittänne	ledeittänne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	ledeinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		ledinsä	ledinsä
accusative	nom.	ledinsä	ledinsä
accusative	gen.	ledinsä	ledinsä
genitive		ledinsä	lediensä
partitive		lediään lediänsä	ledejään ledejänsä
inessive		ledissään ledissänsä	ledeissään ledeissänsä
elative		ledistään ledistänsä	ledeistään ledeistänsä
illative		lediinsä	ledeihinsä
adessive		ledillään ledillänsä	ledeillään ledeillänsä
ablative		lediltään lediltänsä	ledeiltään ledeiltänsä
allative		ledilleen ledillensä	ledeilleen ledeillensä
essive		ledinään ledinänsä	ledeinään ledeinänsä
translative		ledikseen lediksensä	ledeikseen ledeiksensä
abessive		ledittään ledittänsä	ledeittään ledeittänsä
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	ledeineen ledeinensä

Derived terms

compounds

Irish

Alternative forms

let

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lʲɛd̪ˠ/

Contraction

led (triggers lenition)

(Munster) contraction of le do (“with your sg”)
Brúigh led mhéar é.
Press it with your finger.

Related terms

Irish preposition contractions
	contracted with							copular forms
base form	an (“the sg”)	na (“the pl”)	mo (“my”)	do (“your”)	a (“his, her, their; which (present)”)	ár (“our”)	ar (“which (past)”)	before a consonant	before a vowel
base form	an (“the sg”)	na (“the pl”)	mo (“my”)	do (“your”)	a (“his, her, their; which (present)”)	ár (“our”)	ar (“which (past)”)	before a consonant	present/future	past/conditional
de (“from”)	den	de na desna*	de mo dem*	de do ded, det	dá	dár		dar	darb	darbh
do (“to, for”)	don	do na dosna*	do mo dom*	do do dod, dot	dá	dár		dar	darb	darbh
faoi (“under, about”)	faoin	faoi na	faoi mo	faoi do	faoina	faoinár	faoinar		faoinarb	faoinarbh
i (“in”)	sa, san	sna	i mo im*	i do id, it	ina	inár	inar		inarb	inarbh
le (“with”)	leis an	leis na	le mo lem*	le do led, let	lena	lenár	lenar		lenarb	lenarbh
ó (“from, since”)	ón	ó na ósna*	ó mo óm*	ó do ód, ót	óna	ónár	ónar		ónarb	ónarbh
trí (“through”)	tríd an	trí na	trí mo	trí do	trína	trínár	trínar		trínarb	trínarbh

*dialectal

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English lēad, from Proto-West Germanic *laud, from Gaulish *laudon, from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɛ̝ːd/

Noun

led (uncountable)

lead (element Pl)
A cauldron (originally of lead)

Related terms

leden

Descendants

English: lead
Scots: leid, lede
Yola: leed

References

“lēd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

lei

Verb

led

simple past of lide

Etymology 2

Verb

led

imperative of lede

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse liðr m,^[1] from Proto-Germanic *liþuz. Doublet of ledd n, although formerly considered alternative forms. Cognates include Icelandic liður, Danish led, Dutch lid and dialectal English lith.

Alternative forms

Lid (obsolete spelling)^[2]

Noun

led m (definite singular leden, indefinite plural leder or ledar, definite plural ledene or ledane)

(anatomy) a joint or a movable body part adjacent to it
a single part within a whole, especially a sequence
1. a link (in a chain)
2. a generation

Derived terms

lea, lee (verb)

Related terms

ledig
ledug

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hlið n,^[1] from Proto-Germanic *hlidą. Akin to English lid. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to shelter, cover”).

Alternative forms

Lid (obsolete spelling)^[2]

Noun

led n (definite singular ledet, indefinite plural led, definite plural leda)

gate
opening (in a fence)

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Norse hlið f.^[1]

Alternative forms

Lid (obsolete spelling)^[2]

Noun

led f (definite singular leda, indefinite plural leder, definite plural ledene)

side

Derived terms

lodneled

Etymology 4

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Lysdiode

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Borrowed from English LED (“light-emitting diode”).^[1]

Noun

led m (definite singular led-en, indefinite plural led-ar, definite plural led-ane)

alternative letter-case form of LED

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

led

present of leda

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 “led” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Ivar Aasen (1850), “Lid”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎^[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Anagrams

LED, del, edl, eld

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.d͡ʒi/, /ˈlɛd͡ʒ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛd͡ʒ/, /ˈlɛ.d͡ʒi/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛd/ [ˈlɛð]

Hyphenation: led

Noun

led m (plural leds)

alternative spelling of LED

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English LED.

Noun

led n (plural leduri)

LED

Declension

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
	singular		plural
nominative-accusative	led	ledul	leduri	ledurile
genitive-dative	led	ledului	leduri	ledurilor
vocative	ledule		ledurilor

Serbo-Croatian

Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:

led

Wikipedia ^sh

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lêːd/

Noun

lȇd m inan (Cyrillic spelling ле̑д)

ice
great frigidity, freezing cold
hail
Synonyms: grȁd, krúpa, tȕča
the ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
Synonym: lédak
(figuratively) unfeelingness, coldheartedness
(figuratively) a state of immobilization from fear, doubt, or surprise

Declension

Declension of *led*
	singular	plural
nominative	lȇd	lȅdovi
genitive	lȅda	ledóvȃ
dative	lȅdu	ledòvima
accusative	lȇd	lȅdove
vocative	lȅdu	lȅdovi
locative	lèdu	ledòvima
instrumental	lȅdom	ledòvima

Derived terms

References

Pero Budmani, editor (1898–1903), “led”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika‎^[2] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 5, Zagreb: JAZU, page 948
“led”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

led

Wikipedia ^sl

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /léːt/
Rhymes: -eːd
Hyphenation: led
Homophones: let, LED

Noun

lẹ̑d m inan


at	v ledu
to	v led
from	iz ledu

Declension

rarely in dual and plural^[→SP]

First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , long mixed accent, ending -u in genitive singular
nom. sing.	lẹ̑d
gen. sing.	ledȗ
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	lẹ̑d	ledȏva	ledȏvi
genitive rodȋlnik	ledȗ	ledóv	ledóv
dative dajȃlnik	lẹ̑du, lẹ̑di	ledȏvoma, ledȏvama	ledȏvom, lẹ̑dȏvam
accusative tožȋlnik	lẹ̑d	ledȏva	ledȏve
locative mẹ̑stnik	lẹ̑du, lẹ̑di	ledȏvih	ledȏvih
instrumental orọ̑dnik	lẹ̑dom	ledȏvoma, ledȏvama	ledȏvi
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	lẹ̑d	ledȏva	ledȏvi

rarely in dual and plural^[→SP]

First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , fixed accent
nom. sing.	lẹ̑d
gen. sing.	lẹ̑da
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	lẹ̑d	ledȏva	ledȏvi
genitive rodȋlnik	lẹ̑da	ledóv	ledóv
dative dajȃlnik	lẹ̑du, lẹ̑di	ledȏvoma, ledȏvama	ledȏvom, lẹ̑dȏvam
accusative tožȋlnik	lẹ̑d	ledȏva	ledȏve
locative mẹ̑stnik	lẹ̑du, lẹ̑di	ledȏvih	ledȏvih
instrumental orọ̑dnik	lẹ̑dom	ledȏvoma, ledȏvama	ledȏvi
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	lẹ̑d	ledȏva	ledȏvi

Synonyms

(sense 2)

(sense 3)

glazura

Antonyms

(sense 2)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English LED, an abbreviation for light emitting diode.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /léːt/
Rhymes: -eːd
Hyphenation: led
Homophones: let, LED

Noun

lẹ̑d f

(uncommon) LED, light emitting diode

Declension

Third feminine declension (no endings) , fixed accent
nom. sing.	lẹd
gen. sing.	lẹd
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	lẹd	lẹd	lẹd
genitive rodȋlnik	lẹd	lẹd	lẹd
dative dajȃlnik	lẹd	lẹd	lẹd
accusative tožȋlnik	lẹd	lẹd	lẹd
locative mẹ̑stnik	lẹd	lẹd	lẹd
instrumental orọ̑dnik	lẹd	lẹd	lẹd
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	lẹd	lẹd	lẹd

Unlike some other nouns that follow third declensions, this one is often used in plural.

Synonyms

Derived terms

lẹ̑dica

Spanish

Noun

led m (plural ledes)

LED

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

led

Wikipedia ^sv

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Swedish lēþer, from Old Norse leiðr, from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyt-.

Adjective

led

tired, bored
Synonyms: less, trött

Jag blir led på deras tjat
I get tired of their nagging
(archaic) loathsome, odious
(archaic) mean

Usage notes

The archaic sense is still in some use in the expression den lede frestaren or simply den lede, as a name for the Devil, and also occurs in lede fi (“the enemy”).

Declension

Inflection of **led**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	led	ledare	ledast
neuter singular	lett	ledare	ledast
plural	leda	ledare	ledast
masculine plural²	lede	ledare	ledast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	lede	ledare	ledaste
all	leda	ledare	ledaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Swedish liþer, from Old Norse liðr, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz.

Noun

led c

joint; the part of a limb where it can bend; such as a knee or a wrist; phalanx
1. any mechanical joint where two parts are supposed to move (bend) with respect to each other

Declension

Declension of **led**
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	led	leds
singular	definite	leden	ledens
plural	indefinite	leder	leders
plural	definite	lederna	ledernas

Derived terms

ledamot (“body part; board member”)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Swedish liþ. Of the same origin as previous with alternate grammatical gender (cf. Old English liþ n).

Noun

led n

queue, rank (a row of people in front of or next to each other)
(figuratively, usually in the plural) rank (a set of members of some organization or group)
- 1974, Ragnar Borgedahl, “Hum, hum från Humlegårn [Hum, hum from Humlegå(rde)n [sic – a park in Stockholm]]”, in Hum, hum från Humlegårn‎^[3]:
  När solen sjunker i Eden, och när vägen leder till skärselden. Då smyger några ur leden, och vänder hemåt igen.
  When the sun sinks in Eden, and when the road leads to purgatory. Then some sneak out of the ranks, and turn back home.
(mathematics) term
högerledet
the right hand side; what's on the right hand side of the equation
stage
ett led i processen
a stage in the process

Declension

Declension of **led**
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	led	leds
singular	definite	ledet	ledets
plural	indefinite	led	leds
plural	definite	leden	ledens

Etymology 4

Inherited from Old Swedish lēþ, from Old Norse leið, from Proto-Germanic *laidō.

Noun

led c

(transport) track, route or way, along which one may walk, go by bicycle or drive a motor vehicle

Declension

Declension of **led**
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	led	leds
singular	definite	leden	ledens
plural	indefinite	leder	leders
plural	definite	lederna	ledernas

Hyponyms

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

led

past indicative of lida
imperative of leda

References

Anagrams

del, eld

Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leːd/

Noun

led

soft mutation of lled

Adjective

led

soft mutation of lled

Mutation

Mutated forms of *lled*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
lled	led	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

[ND-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 “led” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

[Aasen-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Ivar Aasen (1850), “Lid”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎^[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

[1]

[2]

Translingual

Symbol

See also

English

Pronunciation

Verb

Adjective

Derived terms

Anagrams

Breton

Etymology

Noun

Czech

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Danish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

References

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

References

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

References

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

References

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Verb

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

Verb

Finnish

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Contraction

Related terms

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

Descendants

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Verb

Etymology 2

Verb

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun