lenna

See also: lennä

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish lyen, from Proto-Brythonic *lleɣenn, from Latin legendum. Cognate with Breton lenn and Welsh llên (literature).

Verb

lenna

  1. to read
    Synonym: redya
  2. to read aloud

Conjugation

Conjugation of lenna
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present/future lennav lennydh lenn lennyn lennowgh lennons lennir
preterite lennis lennsys lennas lennsyn lennsowgh lennsons lennas
imperfect lennen lennes lenna lennen lennewgh lennens lennys
pluperfect lennsen lennses lennsa lennsen lennsewgh lennsens lennsys
subjunctive present/future lenniv lenni lenno lennyn lennowgh lennons lenner
imperfect lennen lennes lenna lennen lennewgh lennens lennys
imperative - lenn lennes lennyn lennewgh lennens -
non-finite forms present participle ow lenna verbal adjective lennys

Derived terms

  • lennans (reading)
  • lennas (read-through)
  • lenner, lenores (reader)
  • lennus (legible)
  • lennva (lecture)

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ligna, plural of lignum (whence lenno).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleɲa/

Noun

lenna f (usually uncountable)

  1. firewood
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 34r:
      Caẏo fuego del ſẽnor e ardio el holocauſt e la lẽna ⁊ las piedras e el poluo ⁊ el agua q̃ era enla cequia.
      The fire of the Lord fell and burnt the offering and the wood and the stones and the dust and the water that was in the trench.

Descendants

  • Ladino: lenya
  • Spanish: leña