len

== Translingual == === Symbol === len (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Honduran Lenca. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Honduran Lenca terms == Ahtna == === Etymology === From Proto-Athabaskan *lənʸ (“to flow”). Cognate with Navajo -LĮ́ === Root === len to flow ==== Stem set ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 276 == Chungli Ao == === Etymology === From Proto-Central Naga *laːm, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lam. The final -n is irregular; it may have been due to Lotha influence, where -m does regularly become -n. === Noun === len path, way ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 215 Clark, E. W. (1911), “LEN”, in Ao-Naga dictionary, Dimapur == 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 flax (any plant of the genus Linum) 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), 2008–2026 == 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) (historical) fief (a land given by a sovereign to a vassal in exchange for military services, especially in the Middle Ages) (historical) entailed estate (a property given by the king to a person with specific rules of inheritance, in Denmark 1691-1919) (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, Romansh len, lenn, lain. === Noun === len m (plural lens) wood ==== Related terms ==== legnôs == Galician == === Verb === len 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) flax ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === len in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Irish == === Preposition === len (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. == Lower Tanana == === Etymology === Proto-Athabaskan *lənʸ (“to flow”), and therefore cognate with Navajo -LĮ́ and Ahtna len. === Root === len a current flows ==== Stem set ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 275 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === len imperative of lene == Old Czech == === Alternative forms === ľen (alternative writing) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ, from Proto-Indo-European *lino-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈlɛn/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈlɛn/ === Noun === len m inan 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) flax (any plant of the genus Linum) linen (thread or cloth made from flax fibre) Synonym: płótno ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “len”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “len”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Romani == === Noun === len m river == Romansh == === Alternative forms === lain (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) lenn (Sursilvan, Surmiran) === Etymology === From Latin lignum. Compare Ladin lën, Friulian len. === Noun === len m (Sutsilvan) wood == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěnъ. === Adjective === lȇn (Cyrillic spelling ле̑н, definite lȇnī, comparative lȅnjī) alternative form of lijen (“lazy”) == Slovak == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jenъ. Compare Czech jen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /len/, [len] Rhymes: -en === Adverb === len 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, 2003–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology === From Proto-Slavic *lěnъ. First attested in the 16th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /léːn/, /lɛ́n/ === Adjective === lẹ̑n or lȅn (comparative bȍlj lẹ̑n or bȍlj lȅn, superlative nȁjbolj lẹ̑n or nȁjbolj lȅn) lazy ==== Declension ==== 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 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlen/ [ˈlẽn] Rhymes: -en Syllabification: len === Noun === len m (plural lenes) The Chilean incense cedar, Austrocedrus chilensis === Further reading === “len”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse linr, from Proto-Germanic *linwaz. ==== Adjective ==== len (comparative lenare, superlative lenast) smooth and soft (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 ===== ===== See also ===== slät (“smooth (whether hard or soft)”) === Etymology 2 === From Turkish lan. ==== Noun ==== len (slang) friend, buddy, pal (friendly term of address) Synonyms: bror, mannen === References === “len”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “len”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Slangopedia == Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɛn˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [lɛŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɛŋ˧˧] === Etymology 1 === From French laine. ==== Noun ==== len wool 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) to negotiate one's way through a mass, to creep through ===== Derived terms ===== == Volapük == === Preposition === len at, by, on == Welsh == === Noun === len soft mutation of llen === Mutation ===