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)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | leun | leuna | leunak | leunok | |
| ergative | leunek | leunak | leunek | leunok | |
| dative | leuni | leunari | leunei | leunoi | |
| genitive | leunen | leunaren | leunen | leunon | |
| comitative | leunekin | leunarekin | leunekin | leunokin | |
| causative | leunengatik | leunarengatik | leunengatik | leunongatik | |
| benefactive | leunentzat | leunarentzat | leunentzat | leunontzat | |
| instrumental | leunez | leunaz | leunez | leunotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | leunengan | leunarengan | leunengan | leunongan |
| inan. | leunetan | leunean | leunetan | leunotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | leunetako | leuneko | leunetako | leunotako | |
| allative | anim. | leunengana | leunarengana | leunengana | leunongana |
| inan. | leunetara | leunera | leunetara | leunotara | |
| terminative | anim. | leunenganaino | leunarenganaino | leunenganaino | leunonganaino |
| inan. | leunetaraino | leuneraino | leunetaraino | leunotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | leunenganantz | leunarenganantz | leunenganantz | leunonganantz |
| inan. | leunetarantz | leunerantz | leunetarantz | leunotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | leunenganako | leunarenganako | leunenganako | leunonganako |
| inan. | leunetarako | leunerako | leunetarako | leunotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | leunengandik | leunarengandik | leunengandik | leunongandik |
| inan. | leunetatik | leunetik | leunetatik | leunotatik | |
| partitive | leunik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | leuntzat | — | — | — | |
Adverb
leun (comparative leunago, superlative leunen, excessive leunegi)
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
Breton
Etymology
From Middle Breton leun, from Old Breton lon, from Proto-Brythonic *llọn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlānos (compare Old Irish lán), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós, from *pleh₁- (“to fill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlœ̃ːn/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
leun (comparative leunoc'h, superlative leunañ)
Derived terms
- leuniañ (“fill”, verb)
Cornish
Etymology
From Middle Cornish luen, leun, from Proto-Brythonic *llọn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlānos (compare Old Irish lán), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós, from *pleh₁- (“to fill”).
Adjective
leun (comparative leunna, superlative an leunna)
Derived terms
- bara leun (“wholemeal bread”)
- bleus leun (“wholemeal”)
- leun a (“full of”)
- leun a dus (“crowded”)
- leun a steur (“meaningful”)
- leunder (“fill, fullness”, noun)
- leunhe (“fill”, verb)
Adverb
yn leun
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -øːn
Verb
leun
- inflection of leunen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Middle English
Noun
leun
- alternative form of lyoun
Old French
Noun
leun oblique singular, m (oblique plural leuns, nominative singular leuns, nominative plural leun)
- alternative form of lion
Noun
leun oblique singular, m (oblique plural leuns, nominative singular leuns, nominative plural leun)
- alternative form of legun