lena

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *renga, from Proto-Oceanic *renga. Cognate with Tahitian reʻa, Samoan lega, Tongan enga and Maori rengarenga (“Arthropodium cirratum”).

Noun

lena

  1. turmeric

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ “Renga”, in Te Māra Reo, Benson Family Trust, 2022
  • Tyron, Darell (1994) “Oceanic plant names”, in A.K. Pawley and M.D. Ross, editors, Austronesian Terminologies: Continuity and Change, Canberra, Australia: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 492-3

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Fusion of le (“with”) with various meanings of a. The -n- is analogical to prepositions like i.

Particle

lena (triggers eclipsis, in regular past tenses lenar)

  1. with which, with whom (indirect relative; not used in the past tense except with some irregular verbs)
    an t-ord lena bhfuil sé ag briseadh an chathaoir ― the sledgehammer with which he is breaking the chair
    an bhean lena dúirt sé é ― the woman to whom he told it (literally, “the woman with whom he said it”)

Usage notes

"With which" may also be expressed with the indirect relative particle before the verb and the appropriate inflected form of le in its original position in the clause:

  • an t-ord a bhfuil sé ag briseadh an chathaoir leis ― the sledgehammer that he is breaking the chair with
  • an bhean a dúirt sé léi é ― the woman that he told it to

Contraction

lena

  1. Contraction of le (“with”) + a (various meanings).
    ‘with his’ (triggers lenition): lena dheartháir ― with his brother
    ‘with her’ (triggers h-prothesis): lena hathair ― with her father
    ‘with their’ (triggers eclipsis): lena ndeartháir ― with their brother

Related terms

Irish preposition contractions
Basic form Contracted with Copular forms
an (“the sg”) na (“the pl”) mo (“my”) do (“your”) a (“his, her, their; which (present)”) ár (“our”) ar (“which (past)”) (before consonant) (present/future before vowel) (past/conditional before vowel)
de (“from”) den de na
desna*		 de mo
dem*		 de do
ded*, det*		 dá dár dar darb darbh
do (“to, for”) don do na
dosna*		 do mo
dom*		 do do
dod*, dot*		 dá dár dar darb darbh
faoi (“under, about”) faoin faoi na faoi mo faoi do faoina faoinár faoinar faoinarb faoinarbh
i (“in”) sa, san sna i mo
im*		 i do
id*, it*		 ina inár inar inarb inarbh
le (“with”) leis an leis na le mo
lem*		 le do
led*, let*		 lena lenár lenar lenarb lenarbh
ó (“from, since”) ón ó na
ósna*		 ó mo
óm*		 ó do
ód*, ót*		 óna ónár ónar ónarb ónarbh
trí (“through”) tríd an trí na trí mo trí do trína trínár trínar trínarb trínarbh
*Dialectal.

References

Italian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈle.na/, /ˈlɛ.na/
  • Rhymes: -ena, -ɛna
  • Hyphenation: lé‧na, lè‧na

Noun

lena f (plural lene)

  1. (literary) breath
    Synonym: respiro
    • mid 1300s–mid 1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto I”, in Inferno [Hell]‎, lines 22–24; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎, 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:
      E come quei che con lena affannata, ¶ uscito fuor del pelago a la riva, ¶ si volge a l’acqua perigliosa e guata, […]
      And even as he, who, with distressful breath, ¶ ⁠Forth issued from the sea upon the shore, ¶ ⁠Turns to the water perilous and gazes;
  2. (figurative) force, energy, vigour
    Synonyms: forza, vigore

Related terms

References

  1. ^ lena in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

  • léna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Feminization of lēnō (“pimp”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lēna f (genitive lēnae); first declension

  1. (slang) a procuress, bawd, madame, seductress, enticer

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lēna lēnae
Genitive lēnae lēnārum
Dative lēnae lēnīs
Accusative lēnam lēnās
Ablative lēnā lēnīs
Vocative lēna lēnae

References

  • “lena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “lena”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lena in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • lena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Malagasy

Adjective

lena

  1. wet; moist
    Antonym: maina

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

lena

  1. inflection of len:
    1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
    2. indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
    3. indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
    4. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

lena

  1. inflection of len:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Noun

lena

  1. (slang) tramadol
    Synonym: tram

References

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