лен

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Bulgarian

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цвете лен

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ.

Noun

лен (lenm (relational adjective ленен, diminutive ле́нец)

  1. linen (plant of family Linaceae, most commonly of genus Linum)
  2. flax (fiber made of linen)
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěnь (i-stem), substantivized from an earlier adjective лѣнъ (lěnŭ, lazy) (attested in Old Church Slavonic).

Noun

лен (lenf (relational adjective лени́в) (dated)

  1. indolence, sloth, sluggishness
    някому му е ленnjakomu mu e lento feel sluggish
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Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьnъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

лен (lenm (relational adjective ленен)

  1. flax
  2. linen

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References

  • лен” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lehen.

Pronunciation

Noun

лен (lenm inan (genitive ле́на, nominative plural ле́ны, genitive plural ле́нов)

  1. fief, fee

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěnъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ле̑н (Latin spelling lȇn, definite ле̑нӣ, comparative ле̏њӣ)

  1. lazy

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From German Lehen.

Pronunciation

Noun

лен (lenm inan (genitive ле́ну, nominative plural ле́ни, genitive plural ле́нів)

  1. fief, tenure

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