plena

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

plena (countable and uncountable, plural plenas)

  1. (music, uncountable) A style of Puerto Rican music having a highly syncopated rhythm and often satirical lyrics
  2. (music, countable) A song in this style

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

plena

  1. plural of plenum

Anagrams[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

plena f (plural plenes)

  1. (castells) in a castell with three or five castellers per level, the column to the right of the rengla
  2. (games) a game similar to bingo popular around Christmastime
    Synonyms: quina, quinto, rifla

Etymology 2[edit]

Adjective[edit]

plena f sg

  1. feminine singular of ple

Czech[edit]

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *plěna, *pelena (thin skin, thin fabric),[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (skin).[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

plena f

  1. diaper (US), nappy (UK)
    Synonym: plenka

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
  2. ^ "plena" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading[edit]

  • plena in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • plena in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Latin plēnārius, Catalan ple, French plein, Ido plena, Italian pieno, Portuguese cheio, Romanian plin, Sardinian prenu, Spanish lleno.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈplena/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ple‧na

Adjective[edit]

plena (accusative singular plenan, plural plenaj, accusative plural plenajn)

  1. full, complete
    • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, Proverbaro Esperanta[1]:
      De peko kaj mizero estas plena la tero.
      The earth is full of sin and misery.

Usage notes[edit]

-plena is used in many compounds to mean "full of", similar to the suffix -ful.

Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Catalan ple, Esperanto plena, French plein, Italian pieno, Portuguese cheio, Romanian plin, Sardinian prenu, Spanish lleno.

Adjective[edit]

plena

  1. full

Antonyms[edit]

Interlingua[edit]

Verb[edit]

plena

  1. present of plenar
  2. imperative of plenar

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

plēna

  1. inflection of plēnus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective[edit]

plēnā

  1. ablative feminine singular of plēnus

Portuguese[edit]

Adjective[edit]

plena

  1. feminine singular of pleno

Spanish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

plena

  1. feminine singular of pleno

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from French plaine.

Noun[edit]

plena f (plural plenas)

  1. (Louisiana) a plain, pl. plains

Etymology 3[edit]

Uncertain, but often attributed as a folk etymology to an event at which an immigrant woman to Puerto Rico from the Lesser Antilles by the name of Ana or Anna, vigorously played a rhythm on a tambourine type instrument to shouts of "Play Anna! Play Anna!".

Noun[edit]

plena f (plural plenas)

  1. (Caribbean Spanish) a type of music from the island of Puerto Rico featuring a characteristic rhythm played upon frame drums called panderetas
  2. (by analogy, Panama) Dancehall music, Reggae en Español
  3. (by extension, Panama) A song, especially one that is catchy and/or personally preferred by the listener; a jam, a tune.

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