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ледан

ледан

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

ле̏дан (definite ле̏днӣ, comparative леднији, Latin spelling lȅdan)

  1. icy, glacial (of or related to ice)
  2. full of ice
  3. made of ice, (of water) frozen
  4. cold, frigid, chilled
  5. (figuratively) coldhearted, unfeeling
  6. (figuratively) (of fear, doubt, or surprise) immobilizing

Declension

Usage notes

Historically, ле̏дан primarily meant “of or relating to ice”, while ле̏ден primarily meant “made of ice”, but each was often used for the other; today, ле̏ден is by far the more common of the two for either meaning.

Synonyms

References

  • Pero Budmani (editor) (1898-1903), Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika, Volume 5, JAZU: Zagreb, pp. 949-950