len

English Online Dictionary. What means len‎? What does len mean?

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech len, from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ from Proto-Indo-European *lino-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛn]
• Hyphenation: len
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

len m inan

1. flax (any plant of the genus Linum)
2. flax (fibers)

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• “len”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “len”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “len”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German lēn, from Old Saxon lēhan, from Proto-West Germanic *laihn, from Proto-Germanic *laihną (“loan”), cognate with German Lehn (Swedish län is a loan from Low German). Doublet of lån.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈleˀn]

Noun

len n (singular definite lenet, plural indefinite len)

1. (historical) fief (a land given by a sovereign to a vassal in exchange for military services, especially in the Middle Ages)
2. (historical) entailed estate (a property given by the king to a person with specific rules of inheritance, in Denmark 1691-1919)
3. (historical) county (a regional and administrative unit, in Denmark until 1662; also used with reference to the län of modern Sweden and Finland)

   Synonyms: amt, region, syssel

Declension

Derived terms

• lensbaron
• lensgreve
• lensherre
• lensmand
• lensvæsen

References

• “len” in Den Danske Ordbog

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin lignum. Compare Ladin lën, Romansch len, lenn, lain.

Noun

len m (plural lens)

1. wood

Related terms

• legnôs

Galician

Verb

len

1. third-person plural present indicative of ler

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛn]
• Hyphenation: len
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

len (plural lenek)

1. flax

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• len in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Irish

Preposition

len

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of le

Usage notes

This form is found only before bhur (“your pl”) and is not part of the standard written language. In older texts, len bhur may also be spelled le nbhur.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

len

1. imperative of lene

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• ľen (alternative writing)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *lino-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈlɛn/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈlɛn/

Noun

len m inan

1. flax

Declension

Descendants

• Czech: len

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “len”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Polish

Alternative forms

• lan (Near Masovian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ. Doublet of lina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Syllabification: len

Noun

len m inan (related adjective lniany)

1. flax (any plant of the genus Linum)
2. linen (thread or cloth made from flax fibre)

   Synonym: płótno

Declension

Further reading

• len in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• len in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romani

Noun

len m

1. river

Romansch

Alternative forms

• lain (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
• lenn (Sursilvan, Surmiran)

Etymology

From Latin lignum. Compare Ladin lën, Friulian len.

Noun

len m

1. (Sutsilvan) wood

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěnъ.

Adjective

lȇn (Cyrillic spelling ле̑н, definite lȇnī, comparative lȅnjī)

1. Alternative form of lijen (“lazy”).

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʎen]

Adverb

len

1. only, just

Further reading

• “len”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lěnъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /léːn/, /lɛ́n/

Adjective

lẹ̑n or lȅn (comparative bȍlj lẹ̑n, superlative nȁjbolj lẹ̑n)

1. lazy

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• prelén

Further reading

• “len”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “len”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse linr, from Proto-Germanic *linwaz.

Adjective

len (comparative lenare, superlative lenast)

1. smooth and soft

2. (by extension) smooth (of taste and the like)

Usage notes

Focuses on the (pleasant) sensation when dragging one's fingers (or another body part) across something smooth and soft. Smooth and soft to the touch.

Declension

Derived terms

• Lena Handén
• honungslen (“honeyed”)
• len i munnen
• len som en barnrumpa (“smooth as a baby's bottom”)
• len som en persika (“smooth as a peach”)
• len som honung (“smooth as butter”) (literally, "smooth as honey")
• silkeslen (“silky, silky smooth”)

See also

• slät (“smooth (whether hard or soft)”)

Etymology 2

From Turkish lan.

Noun

len

1. (slang) friend, buddy, pal (friendly term of address)

References

• len in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• len in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Slangopedia

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɛn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɛŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɛŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

From French laine.

Noun

len

1. wool
2. yarn

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

len • (踚, 蹥, 𨈆)

1. to negotiate one's way through a mass, to creep through

Derived terms

Volapük

Preposition

len

1. at, by, on

Welsh

Noun

len

1. Soft mutation of llen.

Mutation