leen

See also: Leen

Danish

Noun

leen c

1. definite singular of le

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːn/

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• 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)

1. fief, feudal estate

   Synonym: feudum

2. (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

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

Anagrams

• lene

Finnish

Noun

leen

1. genitive singular of lee

Galician

Verb

leen

1. inflection of lear:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːn/

Adverb

leen

1. alone

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Scots

Etymology

From Old Norse lœna.

Noun

leen

1. 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

1. third-person plural present indicative of leer

Wolof

Pronoun

leen

1. you (second-person plural object pronoun)
2. 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːn/
• Homophones: ling, llean

Noun

leen

1. line

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) 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, published 1867, page 52