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ledan

ledan

See also: lê dan

Breton

Adjective

ledan

  1. broad

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *lɨdan, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitanos.

Adjective

ledan

  1. broad

Antonyms


Esperanto

Adjective

ledan

  1. accusative singular of leda

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ledьnъ. Cognate with Russian ледный (lednyj), Czech lední, Polish lodny.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lêdan/
  • Hyphenation: led‧an

Adjective

lȅdan (definite lȅdnī, comparative ledniji, Cyrillic spelling ле̏дан)

  1. icy, glacial (of or related to ice)
  2. full of ice
  3. made of ice, (of water) frozen
  4. cold, frigid, chilled
  5. (figuratively) coldhearted, unfeeling
  6. (figuratively) (of fear, doubt, or surprise) immobilizing

Declension

Usage notes

Historically, lȅdan primarily meant “of or relating to ice”, while lȅden primarily meant “made of ice”, but each was often used for the other; today, lȅden is by far the more common of the two for either meaning.

Synonyms

References

  • Pero Budmani (editor) (1898-1903), Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika, Volume 5, JAZU: Zagreb, pp. 949-950

Swedish

Noun

ledan

  1. definite singular of leda