leń

See also: Appendix:Variations of "len"

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛɲ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɲ
  • Syllabification: leń
  • Homophone: Leń

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěnь.

Noun

leń m pers

  1. (derogatory) lazy person, lazybones, layabout
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:leń
Declension
Declension of leń
singular plural
nominative leń lenie
genitive lenia leni/leniów
dative leniowi leniom
accusative lenia leni/leniów
instrumental leniem leniami
locative leniu leniach
vocative leniu lenie
Derived terms
adjective
nouns
verb

Noun

leń m animal

  1. a bibionid (a fly of the genus Bibio)
  2. a species of fish, Sarcocheilichthys lacustris
Declension
Declension of leń
singular plural
nominative leń lenie
genitive lenia leni
dative leniowi leniom
accusative lenia lenie
instrumental leniem leniami
locative leniu leniach
vocative leniu lenie

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

leń

  1. second-person singular imperative of lenić

Further reading

  • leń in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • leń in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “leń(iwy)”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN
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