klen

• IPA^(key): /klên/

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klenъ.

klȅn m (Cyrillic spelling кле̏н)

1. field maple (Acer campestre)

Štokavian:

Čakavian:

klȅn, klenȁ

• klènovina
• kljȅn, klȅnj, klȉjen (dialectal, nonstandard)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klenь.

klȅn m (Cyrillic spelling кле̏н)

1. European chub (Leuciscus cephalus)

• klijȇn (dialectal, nonstandard)

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

From Proto-Slavic *klenъ.

klèn m inan

1. (archaic) field maple (Acer campestre) (now: maklèn)

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

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

• klán

From Proto-Slavic *klenь.

klẹ̀n m inan

1. European chub (Leuciscus cephalus)

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

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

• klìn

Clipping of jeklẹ̑n (“of steel”)

klẹ̑n (comparative bȍlj klẹ̑n, superlative nȁjbolj klẹ̑n)

1. solid, firm, robust, pithy

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

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

• “klen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “klen”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

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.

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klen (comparative klenare, superlative klenast)

1. weak, feeble
2. thin, fine

• klen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• klen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)