led

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See also: LED and leð

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛd/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛd
  • Homophone: lead (metal element)
  • Hyphenation: led

Verb

led

  1. simple past and past participle of lead

Adjective

led (not comparable)

  1. Under somebody's control or leadership.
    1. Of a farm, etc.: managed by a deputy instead of the owner or tenant in person.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *lled.

Noun

led m

  1. size

Czech

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Wikipedia cs

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech led, from Proto-Slavic *ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús.

Pronunciation

Noun

led m inan

  1. ice

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • led in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • led in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • led in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse liðr, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz, cognate with German Glied (joint), Lied (song).

Pronunciation

Noun

led n (singular definite leddet, plural indefinite led)

  1. (anatomy) joint (movable connection between the bones in a body or a minor exterior part of the body; also of joints in a plant)
  2. link (movable part of a thing or a plant)
  3. link, part (element in a line of thought or a course of events)
  4. generation (in a family tree)
  5. (grammar) phrase (a word or group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence)
  6. (mathematics) term (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
    I udtrykket er , og led.
    In the expression , , , and are terms.
Declension
References

Etymology 2

A merger of two Old Norse nouns: 1. leið (road, direction), from Proto-Germanic *laidō, cognate with English load, lode, German Leite (slope), Dutch lei (slate). 2. hlið f (side), from Proto-Germanic *hliþō, cognate with Old English hliþ n.

Pronunciation

Noun

led c (singular definite ledden, plural indefinite ledder)

  1. side, direction (of an object)
    Jeg skar guleroden over på den lange led.
    I cut the carrot in two lengthwise.
  2. way (of doing something)
Declension
References

Etymology 3

From Old Norse hliðr, from Proto-Germanic *hlidą, cognate with Swedish lid (gate), English lid, German lid (eyelid).

Pronunciation

Noun

led n (singular definite leddet, plural indefinite led)

  1. gate (in a fence or at a level crossing)
Declension
References

Etymology 4

From Old Norse leiðr (uncomfortable, tired), Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, cognate with English loath, German leid (distressing), Dutch leed (sad).

Pronunciation

Adjective

led (neuter ledt, plural and definite singular attributive lede)

  1. disgusting, odious, loathsome
  2. nasty, beastly
Inflection
Inflection of led
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular led ledere ledest2
Indefinite neuter singular ledt ledere ledest2
Plural lede ledere ledest2
Definite attributive1 lede ledere ledeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
References

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

led

  1. past tense of lide

Etymology 6

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

led

  1. imperative of lede

Finnish

Pronunciation

Noun

led

  1. Alternative form of ledi (LED, light-emitting diode) (chiefly used as modifier in compound terms)

Declension

Inflection of led (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative led ledit
genitive ledin ledien
partitive lediä ledejä
illative lediin ledeihin
singular plural
nominative led ledit
accusative nom. led ledit
gen. ledin
genitive ledin ledien
partitive lediä ledejä
inessive ledissä ledeissä
elative ledistä ledeistä
illative lediin ledeihin
adessive ledillä ledeillä
ablative lediltä ledeiltä
allative ledille ledeille
essive ledinä ledeinä
translative lediksi ledeiksi
abessive ledittä ledeittä
instructive ledein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of led (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ledini ledini
accusative nom. ledini ledini
gen. ledini
genitive ledini ledieni
partitive lediäni ledejäni
inessive ledissäni ledeissäni
elative ledistäni ledeistäni
illative lediini ledeihini
adessive ledilläni ledeilläni
ablative lediltäni ledeiltäni
allative ledilleni ledeilleni
essive ledinäni ledeinäni
translative ledikseni ledeikseni
abessive ledittäni ledeittäni
instructive
comitative ledeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ledisi ledisi
accusative nom. ledisi ledisi
gen. ledisi
genitive ledisi lediesi
partitive lediäsi ledejäsi
inessive ledissäsi ledeissäsi
elative ledistäsi ledeistäsi
illative lediisi ledeihisi
adessive ledilläsi ledeilläsi
ablative lediltäsi ledeiltäsi
allative ledillesi ledeillesi
essive ledinäsi ledeinäsi
translative lediksesi ledeiksesi
abessive ledittäsi ledeittäsi
instructive
comitative ledeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ledimme ledimme
accusative nom. ledimme ledimme
gen. ledimme
genitive ledimme lediemme
partitive lediämme ledejämme
inessive ledissämme ledeissämme
elative ledistämme ledeistämme
illative lediimme ledeihimme
adessive ledillämme ledeillämme
ablative lediltämme ledeiltämme
allative ledillemme ledeillemme
essive ledinämme ledeinämme
translative lediksemme ledeiksemme
abessive ledittämme ledeittämme
instructive
comitative ledeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ledinne ledinne
accusative nom. ledinne ledinne
gen. ledinne
genitive ledinne ledienne
partitive lediänne ledejänne
inessive ledissänne ledeissänne
elative ledistänne ledeistänne
illative lediinne ledeihinne
adessive ledillänne ledeillänne
ablative lediltänne ledeiltänne
allative ledillenne ledeillenne
essive ledinänne ledeinänne
translative lediksenne ledeiksenne
abessive ledittänne ledeittänne
instructive
comitative ledeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ledinsä ledinsä
accusative nom. ledinsä ledinsä
gen. ledinsä
genitive ledinsä lediensä
partitive lediään
lediänsä
ledejään
ledejänsä
inessive ledissään
ledissänsä
ledeissään
ledeissänsä
elative ledistään
ledistänsä
ledeistään
ledeistänsä
illative lediinsä ledeihinsä
adessive ledillään
ledillänsä
ledeillään
ledeillänsä
ablative lediltään
lediltänsä
ledeiltään
ledeiltänsä
allative ledilleen
ledillensä
ledeilleen
ledeillensä
essive ledinään
ledinänsä
ledeinään
ledeinänsä
translative ledikseen
lediksensä
ledeikseen
ledeiksensä
abessive ledittään
ledittänsä
ledeittään
ledeittänsä
instructive
comitative ledeineen
ledeinensä

Compounds

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Contraction

led (triggers lenition)

  1. (Munster) Contraction of le do (with your sg).
    Brúigh led mhéar é.
    Press it with your finger.

Related terms

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English lēad, from Proto-West Germanic *laud, from Gaulish *laudon, from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom.

Pronunciation

Noun

led (uncountable)

  1. lead (element Pl)
  2. A cauldron (originally of lead)

Related terms

Descendants

  • English: lead
  • Scots: leid, lede
  • Yola: leed

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Verb

led

  1. simple past of lide

Etymology 2

Verb

led

  1. imperative of lede

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse liðr m, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz. Doublet of ledd n, although formerly considered alternative forms. Cognates include Icelandic liður, Danish led, Dutch lid and dialectal English lith.

Alternative forms

  • Lid (obsolete spelling)

Noun

led m (definite singular leden, indefinite plural leder or ledar, definite plural ledene or ledane)

  1. (anatomy) a joint or a movable body part adjacent to it
  2. a single part within a whole, especially a sequence
    1. a link (in a chain)
    2. a generation
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hlið n, from Proto-Germanic *hlidą. Akin to English lid. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (to shelter, cover).

Alternative forms

  • Lid (obsolete spelling)

Noun

led n (definite singular ledet, indefinite plural led, definite plural leda)

  1. a gate
  2. an opening in a fence
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Norse hlið f.

Alternative forms

  • Lid (obsolete spelling)

Noun

led f (definite singular leda, indefinite plural leder, definite plural ledene)

  1. a side
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

From English LED (light-emitting diode).

Noun

led m (definite singular led-en, indefinite plural led-ar, definite plural led-ane)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of LED

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

led

  1. present of leda

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “led” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ivar Aasen (1850), “Lid”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.d͡ʒi/, /ˈlɛd͡ʒ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlɛd͡ʒ/, /ˈlɛ.d͡ʒi/

  • Hyphenation: led

Noun

led m (plural leds)

  1. Alternative spelling of LED

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English LED.

Noun

led n (plural leduri)

  1. LED

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

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Wikipedia sh

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús.

Pronunciation

Noun

lȇd m (Cyrillic spelling ле̑д)

  1. ice
  2. great frigidity, freezing cold
  3. hail
    Synonym: grȁd
  4. the ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
    Synonym: lédak
  5. (figuratively) unfeelingness, coldheartedness
  6. (figuratively) a state of immobilization from fear, doubt, or surprise

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Pero Budmani, editor (1898-1903), “led”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 5, Zagreb: JAZU, page 948
  • led” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús.

Pronunciation

Noun

lẹ̑d m inan

at v ledu
to v led
from iz ledu
  1. ice
  2. (literary) emotional coldness
  3. (cooking) icing
Declension


  • rarely in dual and plural
First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix), long mixed accent, ending -u in genitive singular
nom. sing. lẹ̑d
gen. sing. ledȗ
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik
lẹ̑d ledȏva ledȏvi
genitive
rodȋlnik
ledȗ ledóv ledóv
dative
dajȃlnik
lẹ̑du, lẹ̑di ledȏvoma, ledȏvama ledȏvom, lẹ̑dȏvam
accusative
tožȋlnik
lẹ̑d ledȏva ledȏve
locative
mẹ̑stnik
lẹ̑du, lẹ̑di ledȏvih ledȏvih
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
lẹ̑dom ledȏvoma, ledȏvama ledȏvi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
lẹ̑d ledȏva ledȏvi



  • rarely in dual and plural
First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix), fixed accent
nom. sing. lẹ̑d
gen. sing. lẹ̑da
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik
lẹ̑d ledȏva ledȏvi
genitive
rodȋlnik
lẹ̑da ledóv ledóv
dative
dajȃlnik
lẹ̑du, lẹ̑di ledȏvoma, ledȏvama ledȏvom, lẹ̑dȏvam
accusative
tožȋlnik
lẹ̑d ledȏva ledȏve
locative
mẹ̑stnik
lẹ̑du, lẹ̑di ledȏvih ledȏvih
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
lẹ̑dom ledȏvoma, ledȏvama ledȏvi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
lẹ̑d ledȏva ledȏvi


Synonyms
  • (sense 2)
  • (sense 3)
Antonyms
  • (sense 2)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English LED, an abbreviation for light emitting diode.

Pronunciation

Noun

lẹ̑d f

  1. (uncommon) LED, light emitting diode
Declension
Third feminine declension (no endings), fixed accent
nom. sing. lẹd
gen. sing. lẹd
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik
lẹd lẹd lẹd
genitive
rodȋlnik
lẹd lẹd lẹd
dative
dajȃlnik
lẹd lẹd lẹd
accusative
tožȋlnik
lẹd lẹd lẹd
locative
mẹ̑stnik
lẹd lẹd lẹd
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
lẹd lẹd lẹd
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
lẹd lẹd lẹd

Unlike some other nouns that follow third declensions, this one is often used in plural.


Synonyms
Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • led”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • led”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Spanish

Noun

led m (plural ledes)

  1. LED

Further reading

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish lēþer, from Old Norse leiðr, from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyt-.

Adjective

led

  1. tired, bored
    Synonyms: less, trött
    Jag blir led på deras tjat
    I get tired of their nagging
  2. (archaic) loathsome, odious
  3. (archaic) mean
Usage notes

The archaic sense is still in some use in the expression den lede frestaren or simply den lede, as a name for the Devil, and also occurs in lede fi (the enemy).

Declension
Inflection of led
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular led ledare ledast
Neuter singular lett ledare ledast
Plural leda ledare ledast
Masculine plural3 lede ledare ledast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 lede ledare ledaste
All leda ledare ledaste
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

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish liþer, from Old Norse liðr, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz.

Noun

led c

  1. joint; the part of a limb where it can bend; such as a knee or a wrist; phalanx
    1. any mechanical joint where two parts are supposed to move (bend) with respect to each other
Declension
Declension of led 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative led leden leder lederna
Genitive leds ledens leders ledernas
Derived terms
  • ledamot (body part; board member)

Etymology 3

From Old Swedish liþ. Of the same origin as previous with alternate grammatical gender (cf. Old English liþ n).

Noun

led n

  1. a queue, a rank (row of people in front of or next to each other)
  2. (figuratively, usually in the plural) a rank (set of members of some organization or group)
    • 1974, Ragnar Borgedahl (lyrics and music), “Hum, hum från Humlegårn [Hum, hum from Humlegår(de)n ]”, in Hum, hum från Humlegårn:
      När solen sjunker i Eden, och när vägen leder till skärselden. Då smyger några ur leden, och vänder hemåt igen.
      When the sun sinks in Eden, and when the road leads to purgatory. Then some sneak out of the ranks, and turn back home.
  3. (mathematics) a term
    högerledet
    the right hand side; what's on the right hand side of the equation
  4. a stage
    ett led i processen
    a stage in the process
Declension
Declension of led 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative led ledet led leden
Genitive leds ledets leds ledens

Etymology 4

From Old Swedish lēþ, from Old Norse leið, from Proto-Germanic *laidō.

Noun

led c

  1. (transport) track, route or way, along which one may walk, go by bicycle or drive a motor vehicle
Declension
Declension of led 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative led leden leder lederna
Genitive leds ledens leders ledernas
Derived terms

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

led

  1. past indicative of lida
  2. imperative of leda

References

Anagrams

Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

led

  1. Soft mutation of lled.

Adjective

led

  1. Soft mutation of lled.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
lled led unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.