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plena
plena
English
Noun
plena (countable and uncountable, plural plenas)
- (music, uncountable) A style of Puerto Rican music having a highly syncopated rhythm and often satirical lyrics
- (music, countable) A song in this style
Noun
plena
- plural of plenum
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *plěna, *pelena (“thin skin, thin fabric”),[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“skin”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplɛna/
Noun
plena f
Declension
Declension of plena
Synonyms
- plenka f
References
- ↑ "plena" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
- ↑ plena in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Esperanto
Etymology
Compare Latin plenarius, Catalan ple, French plein, Ido plena, Italian pieno, Portuguese cheio, Romanian plin, Sardinian prenu, Spanish lleno
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplena/
- Hyphenation: ple‧na
Adjective
plena (accusative singular plenan, plural plenaj, accusative plural plenajn)
- full, complete
- 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, "Proverbaro Esperanta":
- De peko kaj mizero estas plena la tero.
- The earth is full of sin and misery.
- De peko kaj mizero estas plena la tero.
- 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, "Proverbaro Esperanta":
Antonyms
Derived terms
Usage notes
-plena is used in many compounds to mean "full of", similar to the suffix -ful.
Ido
Etymology
Compare Catalan ple, Esperanto plena, French plein, Italian pieno, Portuguese cheio, Romanian plin, Sardinian prenu, Spanish lleno.
Adjective
plena