leun

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /leu̯n/, [lẽ̞ũ̯n]

Adjective

leun (comparative leunago, superlative leunen, excessive leunegi)

1. smooth
2. flat
3. nice, pleasant
4. polished

Declension

Declension of leun (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		leun	leuna	leunak
ergative		leunek	leunak	leunek
dative		leuni	leunari	leunei
genitive		leunen	leunaren	leunen
comitative		leunekin	leunarekin	leunekin
causative		leunengatik	leunarengatik	leunengatik
benefactive		leunentzat	leunarentzat	leunentzat
instrumental		leunez	leunaz	leunez
inessive	anim	leunengan	leunarengan	leunengan
	inan	leunetan	leunean	leunetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	leunetako	leuneko	leunetako
allative	anim	leunengana	leunarengana	leunengana
	inan	leunetara	leunera	leunetara
terminative	anim	leunenganaino	leunarenganaino	leunenganaino
	inan	leunetaraino	leuneraino	leunetaraino
directive	anim	leunenganantz	leunarenganantz	leunenganantz
	inan	leunetarantz	leunerantz	leunetarantz
destinative	anim	leunenganako	leunarenganako	leunenganako
	inan	leunetarako	leunerako	leunetarako
ablative	anim	leunengandik	leunarengandik	leunengandik
	inan	leunetatik	leunetik	leunetatik
partitive		leunik	—	—
prolative		leuntzat	—	—

Adverb

leun (comparative leunago, superlative leunen, excessive leunegi)

1. softly

Further reading

• “leun”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “leun”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Cornish

Noun

leun m

1. Alternative form of full.

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -øːn

Verb

leun

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

Middle English

Noun

leun

1. Alternative form of lyoun

Old French

Noun

leun oblique singular, m (oblique plural leuns, nominative singular leuns, nominative plural leun)

1. Alternative form of lion

Noun

leun oblique singular, m (oblique plural leuns, nominative singular leuns, nominative plural leun)

1. Alternative form of legun