Leni
See also: leni, lenì, and lēni
German
Proper noun
Leni f (proper noun, genitive Lenis or Leni, plural Lenis)
- a diminutive of the female given names Helene or Magdalene
- c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
- Der Advokat trank, K. drückte Lenis Hand und Leni wagte es manchmal K.s Haare sanft zu streicheln.
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Declension
Declension of Leni [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Leni | die | Lenis |
| genitive | einer | der | Lenis, Leni | der | Lenis |
| dative | einer | der | Leni | den | Lenis |
| accusative | eine | die | Leni | die | Lenis |