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lene

Pronunciation: /ˈlɛne̝/

“lene” is a Galician word. Its meaning in English:

adjective

  1. mild, gentle, soft

In Galician

  1. ao tacto pola súa brandura ou dozura.
  2. de violencia ou dureza.
  3. (Vento) carente de violencia ou dureza.
  4. Que pesa pouco.
  5. De pouca transcendencia ou profundidade.
  6. dondo, mol, suave.
  7. agradable, amable, apracible, avelaíño, benévolo, brando, doce, maino, sereno, suave, tenro.
  8. frouxo, leve, maino, suave.
  9. lixeiro, livián.
  10. lixeiro.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lēnis, in substitution of the inherited form len (attested 13th century) which is preserved in the adverbial phrase ao len (“out in the open”).

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