klen
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Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klenъ.
Noun
klȅn m (Cyrillic spelling кле̏н)
Declension
- Štokavian:
Declension of klen
- Čakavian:
- klȅn, klenȁ
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klenь.
Noun
klȅn m (Cyrillic spelling кле̏н)
Declension
Declension of klen
Alternative forms
Slovene
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *klenъ.
Noun
klèn m inan
- (archaic) field maple (Acer campestre) (now: maklèn)
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | klèn | ||
| gen. sing. | kléna | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
klèn | kléna | kléni |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
kléna | klénov | klénov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
klénu | klénoma | klénom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
klèn | kléna | kléne |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
klénu | klénih | klénih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
klénom | klénoma | kléni |
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *klenь.
Noun
klẹ̀n m inan
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | klẹ̀n | ||
| gen. sing. | klẹ́na | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
klẹ̀n | klẹ́na | klẹ́ni |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
klẹ́na | klẹ́nov | klẹ́nov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
klẹ́nu | klẹ́noma | klẹ́nom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
klẹ̀n | klẹ́na | klẹ́ne |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
klẹ́nu | klẹ́nih | klẹ́nih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
klẹ́nom | klẹ́noma | klẹ́ni |
Alternative forms
Etymology 3
Clipping of jeklẹ̑n (“of steel”)
Adjective
klẹ̑n (comparative bȍlj klẹ̑n, superlative nȁjbolj klẹ̑n)
Inflection
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| Hard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nom. sing. | klẹ̑n | klẹ̑na | klẹ̑no |
| singular | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | klẹ̑n ind klẹ̑ni def |
klẹ̑na | klẹ̑no |
| genitive | klẹ̑nega | klẹ̑ne | klẹ̑nega |
| dative | klẹ̑nemu | klẹ̑ni | klẹ̑nemu |
| accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim |
klẹ̑no | klẹ̑no |
| locative | klẹ̑nem | klẹ̑ni | klẹ̑nem |
| instrumental | klẹ̑nim | klẹ̑no | klẹ̑nim |
| dual | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | klẹ̑na | klẹ̑ni | klẹ̑ni |
| genitive | klẹ̑nih | klẹ̑nih | klẹ̑nih |
| dative | klẹ̑nima | klẹ̑nima | klẹ̑nima |
| accusative | klẹ̑na | klẹ̑ni | klẹ̑ni |
| locative | klẹ̑nih | klẹ̑nih | klẹ̑nih |
| instrumental | klẹ̑nima | klẹ̑nima | klẹ̑nima |
| plural | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | klẹ̑ni | klẹ̑ne | klẹ̑na |
| genitive | klẹ̑nih | klẹ̑nih | klẹ̑nih |
| dative | klẹ̑nim | klẹ̑nim | klẹ̑nim |
| accusative | klẹ̑ne | klẹ̑ne | klẹ̑na |
| locative | klẹ̑nih | klẹ̑nih | klẹ̑nih |
| instrumental | klẹ̑nimi | klẹ̑nimi | klẹ̑nimi |
Further reading
- “klen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “klen”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish klen, from Old Norse klénn, from Middle Low German klên, klêne, from Old Saxon klēni, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“clear, pure”). Doublet of klenod and klenät.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
klen (comparative klenare, superlative klenast)
Declension
| Inflection of klen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | klen | klenare | klenast |
| Neuter singular | klent | klenare | klenast |
| Plural | klena | klenare | klenast |
| Masculine plural3 | klene | klenare | klenast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | klene | klenare | klenaste |
| All | klena | klenare | klenaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Derived terms
References
- klen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- klen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- klen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- klen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)