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lenos

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See also: Lenos, leños, and lēnos

English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ληνός (lēnós).

Noun

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lenos (plural lenoi)

  1. (historical) A trough used in ancient winemaking.
    • 2008 June 5, Edward Wyatt, “Getty Adds to Antiquities With Third-Century Work”, in New York Times[1]:
      Its relief scene includes 11 cupids harvesting and stomping on grapes to make wine in a lenos, a long trough similar to the sarcophagus itself.

Anagrams

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From lene +‎ -os.

Adjective

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lenos m or n (feminine singular lenoasă, masculine plural lenoși, feminine and neuter plural lenoase)

  1. lazy

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite lenos lenoasă lenoși lenoase
definite lenosul lenoasa lenoșii lenoasele
genitive-
dative
indefinite lenos lenoase lenoși lenoase
definite lenosului lenoasei lenoșilor lenoaselor