lena

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Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *renga, from Proto-Oceanic *renga. Cognate with Tahitian reʻa, Samoan lega, Tongan enga and Maori rengarenga (Arthropodium cirratum).[1]

Noun[edit]

lena

  1. turmeric

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Renga”, in Te Māra Reo[1], Benson Family Trust, 2022
  • Tyron, Darell (1994), “Oceanic plant names”, in A.K. Pawley and M.D. Ross, editors, Austronesian Terminologies: Continuity and Change, Canberra, Australia: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 492-3

Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Particle[edit]

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 chathaoirthe sledgehammer with which he is breaking the chair
    an bhean lena dúirt sé éthe woman to whom he told it (literally, “the woman with whom he said it”)

Usage notes[edit]

"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 leisthe sledgehammer that he is breaking the chair with [it]
  • an bhean a dúirt sé léi éthe woman that he told it to [her]

Contraction[edit]

lena

  1. Contraction of le (with) + a (various meanings).
    ‘with his’ (triggers lenition): lena dheartháirwith his brother
    ‘with her’ (triggers h-prothesis): lena hathairwith her father
    ‘with their’ (triggers eclipsis): lena ndeartháirwith their brother

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lena f (plural lene)

  1. (literary) breath
    Synonym: respiro
    • 1314, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Inferno[2], lines 22–24; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata[3], 2nd revised edition, Florence: Casa Editrice Le Lettere, 1994:
      E come quei che con lena affannata, ¶ uscito fuor del pelago a la riva, ¶ si volge a l’acqua perigliosa e guata, []
      And even as he, who, with distressful breath, ¶ ⁠Forth issued from the sea upon the shore, ¶ ⁠Turns to the water perilous and gazes; []
  2. (figurative) force, energy, vigour
    Synonyms: forza, vigore

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References[edit]

  1. ^ lena in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading[edit]

  • léna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Feminization of lēnō (pimp).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lēna f (genitive lēnae); first declension

  1. (slang) a procuress, bawd, madame, seductress, enticer

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lēna lēnae
Genitive lēnae lēnārum
Dative lēnae lēnīs
Accusative lēnam lēnās
Ablative lēnā lēnīs
Vocative lēna lēnae

References[edit]

  • lena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lena”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lena in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • lena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Malagasy[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lena

  1. wet; moist
    Antonym: maina

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lena

  1. inflection of len:
    1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
    2. indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
    3. indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
    4. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

lena

  1. inflection of len:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Noun[edit]

lena

  1. (slang) tramadol
    Synonym: tram

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