led

See also: LED and leð

Translingual

Symbol

led

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Lendu.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Lendu terms

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛd/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛd
• Homophone: lead (metal element)
• Hyphenation: led

Verb

led

1. simple past and past participle of lead

Adjective

led (not comparable)

1. Under somebody's control or leadership.
   1. Of a farm, etc.: managed by a deputy instead of the owner or tenant in person.

Derived terms

• led captain
• led horse
• market-led
• unled

Anagrams

• 'eld, DLE, Del, Del., EDL, LDE, del, del., eld

Breton

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *lled.

Noun

led m

1. size

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

led

Wikipedia ^cs

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech led, from Proto-Slavic *ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛt]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: let

Noun

led m inan

1. ice

Declension

Declension of led (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	led	ledy
genitive	ledu	ledů
dative	ledu	ledům
accusative	led	ledy
vocative	lede	ledy
locative	ledě, ledu	ledech
instrumental	ledem	ledy

Derived terms

• chladný jako led
• leden
• lednička (“fridge”)
• lední
• ledňáček (“kingfisher”)
• ledoborec (“icebreaker”)
• ledovec (“iceberg”)
• ledový
• náledí
• pohybovat se na tenkém ledě
• prolomit ledy (“to break the ice”)

Further reading

• “led”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “led”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “led”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish lith, from Old Norse liðr, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leð/, [ˈleð]

Noun

led n (singular definite leddet, plural indefinite led)

1. (anatomy) joint (movable connection between the bones in a body or a minor exterior part of the body; also of joints in a plant)
2. link (movable part of a thing or a plant)
3. link, part (element in a line of thought or a course of events)
4. generation (in a family tree)
5. (grammar) phrase (a word or group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence)
6. (mathematics) term (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)

   I udtrykket ${\displaystyle 2x+4\ln x-3}$ er ${\displaystyle 2x}$, ${\displaystyle 4\ln x}$ og ${\displaystyle -3}$ led.

   In the expression ${\displaystyle 2x+4\ln x-3}$, ${\displaystyle 2x}$, ${\displaystyle 4\ln x}$, and ${\displaystyle -3}$ are terms.

Declension

Declension of led

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	led	leddet	led	leddene
genitive	leds	leddets	leds	leddenes

References

• “led,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

A merger of two Old Norse nouns: 1. leið (“road, direction”), from Proto-Germanic *laidō, cognate with English load, lode, German Leite (“slope”), Dutch lei (“slate”). 2. hlið f (“side”), from Proto-Germanic *hliþō, cognate with Old English hliþ n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leð/, [ˈleð]

Noun

led c (singular definite ledden, plural indefinite ledder)

1. side, direction (of an object)

   Jeg skar guleroden over på den lange led.

   I cut the carrot in two lengthwise.

2. way (of doing something)

Declension

Declension of led

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	led	ledden	ledder	ledderne
genitive	leds	leddens	ledders	leddernes

References

• “led,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 3

Derived from Old Norse hliðr, from Proto-Germanic *hlidą, cognate with Swedish lid (“gate”), English lid, German lid (“eyelid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leð/, [ˈleð]

Noun

led n (singular definite leddet, plural indefinite led)

1. gate (in a fence or at a level crossing)

Declension

Declension of led

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	led	leddet	led	leddene
genitive	leds	leddets	leds	leddenes

References

• “led,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 4

Inherited from Old Norse leiðr (“uncomfortable, tired”), Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, cognate with English loath, German leid (“distressing”), Dutch leed (“sad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːˀð/, [ˈleˀð], [ˈleðˀ]

Adjective

led (neuter ledt, plural and definite singular attributive lede)

1. disgusting, odious, loathsome
2. nasty, beastly

Inflection

Inflection of led

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	led	ledere	ledest2
indefinite neuter singular	ledt	ledere	ledest2
plural	lede	ledere	ledest2
definite attributive1	lede	ledere	ledeste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

• “led,4” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːˀð/, [ˈleˀð], [ˈleðˀ]

Verb

led

1. past tense of lide

Etymology 6

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːˀð/, [ˈleˀð], [ˈleðˀ]

Verb

led

1. imperative of lede

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈled/, [ˈle̞d]
• Rhymes: -ed
• Syllabification^(key): led
• Hyphenation^(key): led

Noun

led

1. alternative form of ledi (“LED, light-emitting diode”) (chiefly used as a modifier in compound terms)

Declension

Inflection of led (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		led	ledit
genitive		ledin	ledien
partitive		lediä	ledejä
illative		lediin	ledeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		led	ledit
accusative	nom.	led	ledit
	gen.	ledin
genitive		ledin	ledien
partitive		lediä	ledejä
inessive		ledissä	ledeissä
elative		ledistä	ledeistä
illative		lediin	ledeihin
adessive		ledillä	ledeillä
ablative		lediltä	ledeiltä
allative		ledille	ledeille
essive		ledinä	ledeinä
translative		lediksi	ledeiksi
abessive		ledittä	ledeittä
instructive		—	ledein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of led (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ledini ledini accusative nom. ledini ledini gen. ledini genitive ledini ledieni partitive lediäni ledejäni inessive ledissäni ledeissäni elative ledistäni ledeistäni illative lediini ledeihini adessive ledilläni ledeilläni ablative lediltäni ledeiltäni allative ledilleni ledeilleni essive ledinäni ledeinäni translative ledikseni ledeikseni abessive ledittäni ledeittäni instructive — — comitative — ledeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ledisi ledisi accusative nom. ledisi ledisi gen. ledisi genitive ledisi lediesi partitive lediäsi ledejäsi inessive ledissäsi ledeissäsi elative ledistäsi ledeistäsi illative lediisi ledeihisi adessive ledilläsi ledeilläsi ablative lediltäsi ledeiltäsi allative ledillesi ledeillesi essive ledinäsi ledeinäsi translative lediksesi ledeiksesi abessive ledittäsi ledeittäsi instructive — — comitative — ledeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ledimme ledimme accusative nom. ledimme ledimme gen. ledimme genitive ledimme lediemme partitive lediämme ledejämme inessive ledissämme ledeissämme elative ledistämme ledeistämme illative lediimme ledeihimme adessive ledillämme ledeillämme ablative lediltämme ledeiltämme allative ledillemme ledeillemme essive ledinämme ledeinämme translative lediksemme ledeiksemme abessive ledittämme ledeittämme instructive — — comitative — ledeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ledinne ledinne accusative nom. ledinne ledinne gen. ledinne genitive ledinne ledienne partitive lediänne ledejänne inessive ledissänne ledeissänne elative ledistänne ledeistänne illative lediinne ledeihinne adessive ledillänne ledeillänne ablative lediltänne ledeiltänne allative ledillenne ledeillenne essive ledinänne ledeinänne translative lediksenne ledeiksenne abessive ledittänne ledeittänne instructive — — comitative — ledeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ledinsä ledinsä accusative nom. ledinsä ledinsä gen. ledinsä genitive ledinsä lediensä partitive lediään lediänsä ledejään ledejänsä inessive ledissään ledissänsä ledeissään ledeissänsä elative ledistään ledistänsä ledeistään ledeistänsä illative lediinsä ledeihinsä adessive ledillään ledillänsä ledeillään ledeillänsä ablative lediltään lediltänsä ledeiltään ledeiltänsä allative ledilleen ledillensä ledeilleen ledeillensä essive ledinään ledinänsä ledeinään ledeinänsä translative ledikseen lediksensä ledeikseen ledeiksensä abessive ledittään ledittänsä ledeittään ledeittänsä instructive — — comitative — ledeineen ledeinensä

Derived terms

compounds

• led-lamppu
• led-näyttö
• led-valaisin
• led-valo

Irish

Alternative forms

• let

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʲɛd̪ˠ/

Contraction

led (triggers lenition)

1. (Munster) contraction of le +‎ do, literally “with your sg”

   Brúigh led mhéar é.

   Press it with your finger.

Related terms

Irish preposition contractions

	contracted with							copular forms
base form	an (“the sg”)	na (“the pl”)	mo (“my”)	do (“your”)	a (“his, her, their; which (present)”)	ár (“our”)	ar (“which (past)”)	before a consonant	before a vowel
									present/future	past/conditional
de (“from”)	den	de na desna*	de mo dem*	de do ded*, det*	dá	dár		dar	darb	darbh
do (“to, for”)	don	do na dosna*	do mo dom*	do do dod*, dot*	dá	dár		dar	darb	darbh
faoi (“under, about”)	faoin	faoi na	faoi mo	faoi do	faoina	faoinár	faoinar		faoinarb	faoinarbh
i (“in”)	sa, san	sna	i mo im*	i do id*, it*	ina	inár	inar		inarb	inarbh
le (“with”)	leis an	leis na	le mo lem*	le do led*, let*	lena	lenár	lenar		lenarb	lenarbh
ó (“from, since”)	ón	ó na ósna*	ó mo óm*	ó do ód*, ót*	óna	ónár	ónar		ónarb	ónarbh
trí (“through”)	tríd an	trí na	trí mo	trí do	trína	trínár	trínar		trínarb	trínarbh

*dialectal

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “led”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lede, leed, leod, leyd, leyt
• læd (Early Middle English)
• lead (Kentish or Late Middle English)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *plowdʰo-

Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom

Gaulish *loudonbor.?

Proto-West Germanic *laud

Old English lēad

Middle English led

Inherited from Old English lēad, from Proto-West Germanic *laud, possibly borrowed from Gaulish *loudon, from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom (“lead”), from Proto-Indo-European *plowdʰo- (“lead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛ̝ːd/

Noun

led (uncountable)

1. lead (element Pl)
2. A cauldron (originally of lead)

Related terms

• leden

Descendants

• English: lead
• Scots: leid, lede
• Yola: leed

References

• “lēd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• lei

Verb

led

1. simple past of lide

Etymology 2

Verb

led

1. imperative of lede