plena

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish plena. ==== Noun ==== plena (countable and uncountable, plural plenas) (music, uncountable) A style of Puerto Rican music having a highly syncopated rhythm and often satirical lyrics. (music, countable) A song in this style. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== plena plural of plenum === Anagrams === 'plane, Alpen, Nepal, Palen, Plean, palen, panel, penal, plane == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈple̞.nə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈplə.nə] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈplɛ.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈple.na] === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== plena f (plural plenes) (castells) in a castell with three or five castellers per level, the column to the right of the rengla (games) a game similar to bingo popular around Christmastime Synonyms: quina, quinto, rifla === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== plena f sg feminine singular of ple == Czech == === Alternative forms === pléna, plína === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *plěna, *pelena (“thin skin, thin fabric”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“skin”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈplɛna] === Noun === plena f diaper (US), nappy (UK) Synonym: plenka ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “plena”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “plena”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “plena”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Esperanto == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin plēnus. Compare Latin plēnārius, Catalan ple, French plein, Ido plena, Italian pieno, Portuguese cheio, Romanian plin, Sardinian prenu, Spanish lleno. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈplena/ Rhymes: -ena Syllabification: ple‧na === Adjective === plena (accusative singular plenan, plural plenaj, accusative plural plenajn) full, complete ==== Usage notes ==== -plena is used in many compounds to mean "full of", similar to the suffix -ful. ==== Antonyms ==== malplena (“empty”) ==== Derived terms ==== nuboplena (“overcast”) plenmano (“handful”) plenplena (“chock full”) === References === === Further reading === “plena”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “plena”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == Ido == === Etymology === Compare Catalan ple, Esperanto plena, French plein, Italian pieno, Portuguese cheio, Romanian plin, Sardinian prenu, Spanish lleno. === Adjective === plena full ==== Antonyms ==== vakua == Interlingua == === Verb === plena present of plenarimperative of plenar == Latin == === Pronunciation 1 === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpɫeː.na] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈplɛː.na] ==== Adjective ==== plēna inflection of plēnus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural ==== Noun ==== plēna nominative/accusative/vocative plural of plēnum === Pronunciation 2 === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpɫeː.naː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈplɛː.na] ==== Adjective ==== plēnā ablative feminine singular of plēnus == Portuguese == === Adjective === plena feminine singular of pleno == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈplena/ [ˈple.na] Rhymes: -ena Syllabification: ple‧na === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== plena feminine singular of pleno === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French plaine. ==== Noun ==== plena f (plural plenas) (Louisiana) a plain, pl. plains === Etymology 3 === 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 ==== plena f (plural plenas) (Caribbean Spanish) a type of music from the island of Puerto Rico featuring a characteristic rhythm played upon frame drums called panderetas (by analogy, Panama) Dancehall music, Reggae en Español (by extension, Panama) A song, especially one that is catchy and/or personally preferred by the listener; a jam, a tune. === Further reading === “pleno”, 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