plena
English
Etymology 1
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
Etymology 2
Catalan
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *plěna, *pelena (“thin skin, thin fabric”),[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“skin”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplɛna/
Declension
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 plēnārius, Catalan ple, French plein, Ido plena, Italian pieno, Portuguese cheio, Romanian plin, Sardinian prenu, Spanish lleno.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplena/
Audio (file) - 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":
Usage notes
-plena is used in many compounds to mean "full of", similar to the suffix -ful.
Antonyms
- malplena (“empty”)
Ido
Latin
Adjective
plēna
Portuguese
Spanish
Etymology 1
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