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Webster 1913 Edition
Lene
Le′ne
(lē′nē̍)
, Adj.
[L.
lenis
smooth.] (Phonetics)
(a)
Smooth;
as, the
. lene
breathing(b)
Applied to certain mute consonants, as p, k, and t (or Gr. π, κ, τ).
W. E. Jelf.
Le′ne
,Noun.
(Phonetics)
(a)
The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis).
(b)
Any one of the lene consonants, as p, k, or t (or Gr. π, κ, τ).
W. E. Jelf.
Definition 2024
Lene
Lene
Danish
Proper noun
Lene
- A female given name.
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 35 530 females with the given name Lene have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
lene
lene
English
Noun
lene (plural lenes)
- (phonetics) The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis).
- (phonetics) Any of the lene consonants, such as Greek pi, kappa, tau.
- 1861, William Edward Jelf, Accidence
- When in a crasis, a lene consonant […] is combined with an aspirated vowel, the lene is always changed (except in the Ionic dialect) into the corresponding aspirate […]
- 1861, William Edward Jelf, Accidence
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eːnə
Verb
lene
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of lenen
Anagrams
Italian
Adjective
lene m, f (masculine and feminine plural leni)
Synonyms
Noun
lene f
- plural of lena
Latin
Etymology
From lēnis
Adverb
lēne
Synonyms
Related terms
References
- lene in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lene in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “lene”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Verb
lene (imperative len, present tense lener, passive lenes, simple past lenet or lente, past participle lenet or lent, present participle lenende)
- to lean
References
- “lene” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Alternative forms
Verb
lene
- to lean
References
- “lene” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.