leende

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eːndə

Verb

leende

1. inflection of lenen:
   1. singular past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive

Anagrams

• edelen

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

leende

1. Alternative form of lende

Etymology 2

Verb

leende

1. Alternative form of lenden (“to come, to dwell”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

leende

1. present participle of le
2. present participle of lee

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːˌɛndɛ/

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Participle

leende

1. present participle of le

   Han gick sin väg leende

   He walked away smiling.

Adjective

leende (not comparable)

1. (only used attributively) smiling

   en leende man

   a smiling man

Usage notes

One would say "Mannen ler" instead of "Mannen är leende." See le (“to smile”).

Noun

leende n

1. a smile

   med ett leende på läpparna

   with a smile on his face (literally "on his lips," idiomatic)

Declension

Declension of leende
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	leende	leendet	leenden	leendena
Genitive	leendes	leendets	leendens	leendenas

See also

• flin

References

• leende in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• leende in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)