leny

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See also: Leny and lény

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lě̑nъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /lʲɛnɨː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /lʲɛnɨ/

Adjective

leny

  1. (attested in Sieradz-Łęczyca) lazy, slothful
    Synonyms: gnuśny, leniwy, tczywy
    • 1874-1891 [1447], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności, , , volume XXII, Łęczyca, page 41:
      Leny tardus
      [Leny tardus]

Derived terms

noun

References

  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “leny”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN