leun

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leu̯n/ [lẽũ̯n]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eu̯n
  • Hyphenation: leun

Adjective

leun (comparative leunago, superlative leunen, excessive leunegi)

  1. smooth
  2. flat
  3. nice, pleasant
  4. polished

Declension

Declension of leun (adjective, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive leun leuna leunak
ergative leunek leunak leunek
dative leuni leunari leunei
genitive leunen leunaren leunen
comitative leunekin leunarekin leunekin
causative leunengatik leunarengatik leunengatik
benefactive leunentzat leunarentzat leunentzat
instrumental leunez leunaz leunez
inessive anim leunengan leunarengan leunengan
inan leunetan leunean leunetan
locative anim — — —
inan leunetako leuneko leunetako
allative anim leunengana leunarengana leunengana
inan leunetara leunera leunetara
terminative anim leunenganaino leunarenganaino leunenganaino
inan leunetaraino leuneraino leunetaraino
directive anim leunenganantz leunarenganantz leunenganantz
inan leunetarantz leunerantz leunetarantz
destinative anim leunenganako leunarenganako leunenganako
inan leunetarako leunerako leunetarako
ablative anim leunengandik leunarengandik leunengandik
inan leunetatik leunetik leunetatik
partitive leunik — —
prolative leuntzat — —

Adverb

leun (comparative leunago, superlative leunen, excessive leunegi)

  1. softly

Further reading

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

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *llọn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlānos (compare Old Irish lán), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós, from *pleh₁- (“to fill”).

Adjective

leun

  1. full, complete
  2. thorough, total

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -øːn

Verb

leun

  1. inflection of leunen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Middle English

Noun

leun

  1. alternative form of lyoun

Old French

Noun

leun oblique singular, m (oblique plural leuns, nominative singular leuns, nominative plural leun)

  1. alternative form of lion

Noun

leun oblique singular, m (oblique plural leuns, nominative singular leuns, nominative plural leun)

  1. alternative form of legun
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