klen

See also: kleń and kleň

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /klên/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *klenъ.

Noun

klȅn m (Cyrillic spelling кле̏н)

  1. field maple (Acer campestre)
Declension
Štokavian:
Declension of klen
singular plural
nominative klȅn klènovi
genitive klèna klénōvā
dative klènu klènovima
accusative klȅn klènove
vocative klȅne klènovi
locative klènu klènovima
instrumental klènom klènovima
Čakavian:
klȅn, klenȁ
Alternative forms
  • klènovina
  • kljȅn, klȅnj, klȉjen (dialectal, non-standard)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *klenь.

Noun

klȅn m (Cyrillic spelling кле̏н)

  1. European chub (Leuciscus cephalus)
Declension
Declension of klen
singular plural
nominative klȅn klènovi
genitive klèna klénōvā
dative klènu klènovima
accusative klȅn klènove
vocative klȅne klènovi
locative klènu klènovima
instrumental klènom klènovima
Alternative forms
  • klijȇn (dialectal, non-standard)

Slovene

Pronunciation
  • Noun 1: IPA(key): /klɛ̀n/
  • Noun 2: IPA(key): /klèn/
  • Adjective: IPA(key): /kléːn/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *klenъ.

Noun

klèn m inan

  1. (archaic) field maple (Acer campestre) (now: maklèn)
Inflection
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. klèn
gen. sing. kléna
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)		 klèn kléna kléni
genitive
(rodȋlnik)		 kléna klénov klénov
dative
(dajȃlnik)		 klénu klénoma klénom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)		 klèn kléna kléne
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)		 klénu klénih klénih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)		 klénom klénoma kléni
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *klenь.

Noun

klẹ̀n m inan

  1. European chub (Leuciscus cephalus)
Inflection
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. klẹ̀n
gen. sing. klẹ́na
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)		 klẹ̀n klẹ́na klẹ́ni
genitive
(rodȋlnik)		 klẹ́na klẹ́nov klẹ́nov
dative
(dajȃlnik)		 klẹ́nu klẹ́noma klẹ́nom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)		 klẹ̀n klẹ́na klẹ́ne
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)		 klẹ́nu klẹ́nih klẹ́nih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)		 klẹ́nom klẹ́noma klẹ́ni
Alternative forms

Etymology 3

Clipping of jeklẹ̑n (“of steel”)

Adjective

klẹ̑n (comparative bȍlj klẹ̑n, superlative nȁjbolj klẹ̑n)

  1. solid, firm, robust, pithy
Inflection
Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. klẹ̑n klẹ̑na klẹ̑no
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative klẹ̑n ind
klẹ̑ni def		 klẹ̑na klẹ̑no
genitive klẹ̑nega klẹ̑ne klẹ̑nega
dative klẹ̑nemu klẹ̑ni klẹ̑nemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitiveanim		 klẹ̑no klẹ̑no
locative klẹ̑nem klẹ̑ni klẹ̑nem
instrumental klẹ̑nim klẹ̑no klẹ̑nim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative klẹ̑na klẹ̑ni klẹ̑ni
genitive klẹ̑nih klẹ̑nih klẹ̑nih
dative klẹ̑nima klẹ̑nima klẹ̑nima
accusative klẹ̑na klẹ̑ni klẹ̑ni
locative klẹ̑nih klẹ̑nih klẹ̑nih
instrumental klẹ̑nima klẹ̑nima klẹ̑nima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative klẹ̑ni klẹ̑ne klẹ̑na
genitive klẹ̑nih klẹ̑nih klẹ̑nih
dative klẹ̑nim klẹ̑nim klẹ̑nim
accusative klẹ̑ne klẹ̑ne klẹ̑na
locative klẹ̑nih klẹ̑nih klẹ̑nih
instrumental klẹ̑nimi klẹ̑nimi klẹ̑nimi

Further reading
  • “klen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish klen, from Old Norse klénn, from Middle Low German klên, klêne, from Old Saxon klēni, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“clear, pure”). Doublet of klenod and klenät.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

klen (comparative klenare, superlative klenast)

  1. weak, feeble
  2. thin, fine

Declension
Inflection of klen
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular klen klenare klenast
Neuter singular klent klenare klenast
Plural klena klenare klenast
Masculine plural3 klene klenare klenast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 klene klenare klenaste
All klena klenare klenaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms
  • förklena
  • hjärtklen
  • klenhet
  • klenmod
  • klenmodig
  • klensmed
  • klensmide
  • klenspänning
  • klentro
  • klentrogen
  • klenvirke
  • klenvuxen
  • nervklen

References
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