lehen

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See also: Lehen and leħen

Basque

**Basque numbers ^(edit)**
		10
	← 0	1	2 →	10 →
Cardinal: bat Ordinal: lehen Multiplier: bakoitz Distributive: bana

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /lehen/
IPA^(key): (Southern) /len/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ehen, -en
Rhymes: -en
Hyphenation: le‧hen

Adjective

lehen (not comparable)

(ordinal number) first
Antonym: azken
(mathematics) prime

Declension

Declension of *lehen* (adjective, ending in consonant)
		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		lehen	lehena	lehenak
ergative		lehenek	lehenak	lehenek
dative		leheni	lehenari	lehenei
genitive		lehenen	lehenaren	lehenen
comitative		lehenekin	lehenarekin	lehenekin
causative		lehenengatik	lehenarengatik	lehenengatik
benefactive		lehenentzat	lehenarentzat	lehenentzat
instrumental		lehenez	lehenaz	lehenez
inessive	anim	lehenengan	lehenarengan	lehenengan
inessive	inan	lehenetan	lehenean	lehenetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
locative	inan	lehenetako	leheneko	lehenetako
allative	anim	lehenengana	lehenarengana	lehenengana
allative	inan	lehenetara	lehenera	lehenetara
terminative	anim	lehenenganaino	lehenarenganaino	lehenenganaino
terminative	inan	lehenetaraino	leheneraino	lehenetaraino
directive	anim	lehenenganantz	lehenarenganantz	lehenenganantz
directive	inan	lehenetarantz	lehenerantz	lehenetarantz
destinative	anim	lehenenganako	lehenarenganako	lehenenganako
destinative	inan	lehenetarako	lehenerako	lehenetarako
ablative	anim	lehenengandik	lehenarengandik	lehenengandik
ablative	inan	lehenetatik	lehenetik	lehenetatik
partitive		lehenik	—	—
prolative		lehentzat	—	—

Derived terms

astelehen (“Monday”)
baino lehen (“before”)
lehendakari (“president”)
lehendabizi

Noun

lehen inan or anim

(animate or inanimate, ordinal number) first
(inanimate, mathematics) prime number
Synonym: zenbaki lehen

Declension

Declension of *lehen* (animate and inanimate, ending in consonant)
		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		lehen	lehena	lehenak
ergative		lehenek	lehenak	lehenek
dative		leheni	lehenari	lehenei
genitive		lehenen	lehenaren	lehenen
comitative		lehenekin	lehenarekin	lehenekin
causative		lehenengatik	lehenarengatik	lehenengatik
benefactive		lehenentzat	lehenarentzat	lehenentzat
instrumental		lehenez	lehenaz	lehenez
inessive	anim	lehenengan	lehenarengan	lehenengan
inessive	inan	lehenetan	lehenean	lehenetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
locative	inan	lehenetako	leheneko	lehenetako
allative	anim	lehenengana	lehenarengana	lehenengana
allative	inan	lehenetara	lehenera	lehenetara
terminative	anim	lehenenganaino	lehenarenganaino	lehenenganaino
terminative	inan	lehenetaraino	leheneraino	lehenetaraino
directive	anim	lehenenganantz	lehenarenganantz	lehenenganantz
directive	inan	lehenetarantz	lehenerantz	lehenetarantz
destinative	anim	lehenenganako	lehenarenganako	lehenenganako
destinative	inan	lehenetarako	lehenerako	lehenetarako
ablative	anim	lehenengandik	lehenarengandik	lehenengandik
ablative	inan	lehenetatik	lehenetik	lehenetatik
partitive		lehenik	—	—
prolative		lehentzat	—	—

Further reading

“lehen”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
“lehen”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

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