English

Verb

led

1. simple past tense and past participle of lead

Derived terms

• ESA-led
• European-led
• Saudi-led
• U.S.-led

Statistics

Anagrams

• del , Del
• eld
• LDE

Breton

Noun

led m

1. size

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ledъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛt/
• Homophones: let

Noun

led m, inanimate

1. ice

Declension

Derived terms

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

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): leð
• Rhymes: -eð

Etymology 1

From Old Norse leiðr ‎(“uncomfortable, tired”).

Adjective

led

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

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse leið ‎(“road, direction”), hlið ‎(“side”).

Noun

led c (singular definite ledden, plural indefinite ledder)

1. side, direction

Inflection

Etymology 3

From Old Norse liðr.

Noun

led n (singular definite leddet, plural indefinite led)

1. joint
2. link
3. gate
4. (mathematics) term (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)

   I udtrykket er , og led.‎

   In the expression , , , and are terms.

Inflection

Etymology 4

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

led

1. past tense of lide

Irish

Alternative forms

• let

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʲɛd̪ˠ/

Contraction

led ‎(triggers lenition)

1. (Munster) Contraction of le do ‎(“with your sg”).

   Brúigh led mhéar é.‎

   Press it with your finger.

Related terms

Lojban

Rafsi

led

1. rafsi of mledi.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• lei

Verb

led

1. simple past of lide

Etymology 2

Verb

led

1. imperative of lede

Portuguese

Noun

led m (plural leds)

1. Alternative spelling of LED

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ledъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lêːd/

Noun

lȇd m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ле̑д)

1. ice
2. great frigidity, freezing cold
3. hail
4. the ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
5. (figuratively) unfeelingness, coldheartedness
6. (figuratively) a state of immobilization from fear, doubt, or surprise

Declension

Synonyms

• (hail): grȁd
• (ice plant): lédak

Derived terms

• sladoled

References

• Pero Budmani (editor) (1898-1903), Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika, Volume 5, JAZU: Zagreb, pp. 948-949
• “led” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ledъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈléːt/
• Tonal orthography: lẹ̑d

Noun

léd m inan ‎(genitive ledú or léda, uncountable)

1. ice

Declension

Spanish

Noun

led m ‎(plural leds)

1. LED

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish lēþer, from Old Norse leiðr, from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyt-.

Adjective

led

1. tired; bored
2. (archaic) disgusting, repulsive, loathsome; evil

Declension

Usage notes

The second sense is still in some use in the expression den lede frestaren or simply lede, as a name for the Devil.

Synonyms

• less
• trött

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish liþer, from Old Norse liðr, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz.

Noun

led c

1. joint; the part of a limb where it can bend; such as a knee or a wrist; phalanx
   1. any mechanical joint where two parts are supposed to move (bend) with respect to each other

Declension

Etymology 3

From Old Swedish liþ. Of the the same origin as previous with alternate grammatical gender (cf. Old English liþ n).

Noun

led n

1. A queue; a row of people
2. (mathematics) term

   högerledet

   the right hand side; what's on the right hand side of the equality

3. stage

   Ett led i processen

   A stage in the process

Declension

Etymology 4

From Old Swedish lēþ, from Old Norse leið, from Proto-Germanic *laidō.

Noun

led c

1. track, route; along which one may walk; go by bike

Declension

Derived terms

• (track): vandringsled, cykelled

Etymology 5

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

led

1. past tense of lida.
2. imperative of leda.