different between helena vs lena

Esperanto

Adjective

helena (accusative singular helenan, plural helenaj, accusative plural helenajn)

1. Hellenic

Derived terms

• anta?helena (“prehellenic”)

See also

• greka

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /x??l?.na/

Noun

helena f

1. (slang) heroin

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

helena

1. feminine singular of heleno

Irish

Alternative forms

• le n-a (superseded)

Etymology

Fusion of le (“with”) with various meanings of a. The -n- is analogical to prepositions like i.

Particle

lena (triggers eclipsis, in regular past tenses lenar)

1. with which, with whom (indirect relative; not used in the past tense except with some irregular verbs)

Usage notes

"With which" may also be expressed with the indirect relative particle before the verb and the appropriate inflected form of le in its original position in the clause:

Contraction

lena

1. Contraction of le (“with”) + a (various meanings).

   ‘with his’ (triggers lenition):

   ‘with her’ (triggers h-prothesis):

   ‘with their’ (triggers eclipsis):

Related terms

References

• "lena" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Italian

Noun

lena f (plural lene)

1. force, energy, vigour

   Synonyms: forza, vigore

2. breath

   Synonym: respiro

Related terms

Anagrams

• lane

Latin

Etymology

Feminization of l?n? (“pimp”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?le?.na/, [???e?nä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?le.na/, [?l??n?]

Noun

l?na f (genitive l?nae); first declension

1. (slang) a procuress, bawd, madame, seductress, enticer

Declension

First-declension noun.

Noun

l?n?

1. ablative singular of l?na

References

• lena in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lena in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lena in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• lena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Malagasy

Adjective

lena

1. wet; moist

   Antonym: maina

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

lena

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of len.

Anagrams

• Elna, alen