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Bulgarian
цвете лен
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ .
Noun
лен • (len ) m (relational adjective ленен , diminutive ле́нец )
linen ( plant of family Linaceae , most commonly of genus Linum )
flax ( fiber made of linen )
Declension
Declension of лен
singular
indefinite
лен len
definite (subject form)
ле́нът lénǎt
definite (object form)
ле́на léna
Derived terms
ле́нище ( lénište , “ flax plantation ” )
ле́неница ( lénenica , “ flax fabric or cloth made of flax ” )
References
“лен¹ ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“лен ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka , 2010
Nayden Gerov (1899 ) “ленъ ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language ] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие." , page 9
Georgiev, Vladimir I. , editor (1986 ), “лен¹ ”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary ] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹ ), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 358
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěnь ( i-stem ) , substantivized from an earlier adjective лѣнъ ( lěnŭ , “ lazy ” ) (attested in Old Church Slavonic ).
Noun
лен • (len ) f (relational adjective лени́в ) ( dated )
indolence , sloth , sluggishness
някому му е лен ― njakomu mu e len ― to feel sluggish
Declension
Declension of лен
singular
indefinite
лен len
definite
лента́ lentá
Derived terms
леня́ се ( lenjá se , “ to slack, to idle ” ) ( causative-iterative )
ля́нтьо m ( ljántjo ) , ля́нта f ( ljánta , “ sluggard ” ) ( colloquial )
ле́ност ( lénost , “ lethargy ” )
лентя́й ( lentjáj , “ slack ” )
лени́вец ( lenívec , “ sloth ” ) ( a person or the animal )
References
“лен² ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“лен (остар.) ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka , 2010
Nayden Gerov (1899 ) “лѣнь ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language ] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие." , page 31
Georgiev, Vladimir I. , editor (1986 ), “лен² ”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary ] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹ ), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 359
“лѣнъ ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary ] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg , 2011—2024
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ .
Pronunciation
Noun
лен • (len ) m (relational adjective ленен )
flax
linen
Declension
Declension of лен
singular
indefinite
лен
definite unspecified
ленот
definite proximal
ленов
definite distal
ленон
vocative
лену
Derived terms
лениште ( lenište , “ flax plantation ” )
References
“лен ” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Lehen .
Pronunciation
Noun
лен • (len ) m inan (genitive ле́на , nominative plural ле́ны , genitive plural ле́нов )
fief , fee
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěnъ .
Pronunciation
Adjective
ле̑н (Latin spelling lȇn , definite ле̑нӣ , comparative ле̏њӣ )
lazy
Declension
positive indefinite forms
singular
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
лен
лена
лено
genitive
лена
лене
лена
dative
лену
леној
лену
accusative
inanimate animate
лен лена
лену
лено
vocative
лен
лена
лено
locative
лену
леној
лену
instrumental
леним
леном
леним
plural
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
лени
лене
лена
genitive
лених
лених
лених
dative
леним(а)
леним(а)
леним(а)
accusative
лене
лене
лена
vocative
лени
лене
лена
locative
леним(а)
леним(а)
леним(а)
instrumental
леним(а)
леним(а)
леним(а)
positive definite forms
singular
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
лени
лена
лено
genitive
леног(а)
лене
леног(а)
dative
леном(у/е)
леној
леном(у/е)
accusative
inanimate animate
лени леног(а)
лену
лено
vocative
лени
лена
лено
locative
леном(е/у)
леној
леном(е/у)
instrumental
леним
леном
леним
plural
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
лени
лене
лена
genitive
лених
лених
лених
dative
леним(а)
леним(а)
леним(а)
accusative
лене
лене
лена
vocative
лени
лене
лена
locative
леним(а)
леним(а)
леним(а)
instrumental
леним(а)
леним(а)
леним(а)
comparative forms
singular
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
лењи
лења
лење
genitive
лењег(а)
лење
лењег(а)
dative
лењем(у)
лењој
лењем(у)
accusative
inanimate animate
лењи лењег(а)
лењу
лење
vocative
лењи
лења
лење
locative
лењем(у)
лењој
лењем(у)
instrumental
лењим
лењом
лењим
plural
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
лењи
лење
лења
genitive
лењих
лењих
лењих
dative
лењим(а)
лењим(а)
лењим(а)
accusative
лење
лење
лења
vocative
лењи
лење
лења
locative
лењим(а)
лењим(а)
лењим(а)
instrumental
лењим(а)
лењим(а)
лењим(а)
superlative forms
singular
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
најлењи
најлења
најлење
genitive
најлењег(а)
најлење
најлењег(а)
dative
најлењем(у)
најлењој
најлењем(у)
accusative
inanimate animate
најлењи најлењег(а)
најлењу
најлење
vocative
најлењи
најлења
најлење
locative
најлењем(у)
најлењој
најлењем(у)
instrumental
најлењим
најлењом
најлењим
plural
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
најлењи
најлење
најлења
genitive
најлењих
најлењих
најлењих
dative
најлењим(а)
најлењим(а)
најлењим(а)
accusative
најлење
најлење
најлења
vocative
најлењи
најлење
најлења
locative
најлењим(а)
најлењим(а)
најлењим(а)
instrumental
најлењим(а)
најлењим(а)
најлењим(а)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From German Lehen .
Pronunciation
Noun
лен • (len ) m inan (genitive ле́ну , nominative plural ле́ни , genitive plural ле́нів )
fief , tenure
Declension
Declension of лен (inan hard masc-form accent-a )
References