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ledan

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See also: lê dan

Breton

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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ledan

  1. broad

Cornish

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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ledan

  1. broad

Antonyms

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Esperanto

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Adjective

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ledan

  1. accusative singular of leda

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From French dent.

Noun

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ledan

  1. tooth

References

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  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. (relational) ice; icy, glacial
  2. frozen (of water)
  3. cold, frigid, chilled
  4. (figuratively) coldhearted, unfeeling
  5. (figuratively) (of fear, doubt, or surprise) immobilizing

Usage notes

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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.

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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    Pero Budmani, editor (1898–1903), “ledan”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika[1] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 5, Zagreb: JAZU, page 949

Seychellois Creole

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Etymology

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From French dent.

Noun

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ledan

  1. tooth

References

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  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Swedish

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Noun

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ledan

  1. definite singular of leda

Anagrams

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