leen
See also: Leen
Danish
Noun
leen c
- definite singular of le
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leːn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: leen
- Rhymes: -eːn
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch leen, from Old Dutch *lēn, from Proto-Germanic *laihną.
Noun
leen n (plural lenen, diminutive leentje n)
- fief, feudal estate
- Synonym: feudum
- (obsolete) loan
- Synonym: lening
Derived terms
- lenen
Derived terms
- achterleen
- bruikleen
- leengoed
- leenheer
- leenman
- leenroerig
- leenstelsel
- leenverhef
- leenwezen
- zonneleen
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
leen
- first-person singular present indicative of lenen
- imperative of lenen
Anagrams
- lene
Finnish
Noun
leen
- genitive singular of lee
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleːn/
Adverb
leen
- alone
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Scots
Etymology
From Old Norse lœna.
Noun
leen
- A piece of grassy land in a moor or by a river, a meadow, freq. of a pasture of natural grass.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleen/ [ˈle.ẽn]
- Rhymes: -een
- Syllabification: le‧en
Verb
leen
- third-person plural present indicative of leer
Wolof
Pronoun
leen
- you (second-person plural object pronoun)
- them (third-person plural object pronoun)
See also
Wolof personal pronouns
| singular subject | plural subject | singular object | plural object | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | man | nun | ma | nu |
| 2nd person | yow | yeen | la | leen |
| 3rd person | moom | ñoom | ko | leen |
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English lyne, from Old English līne, from Proto-West Germanic *līnā.
Noun
leen
- line
References
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 52