plena

English

Noun

plena (countable and uncountable, plural plenas)

  1. (music, uncountable) A style of Puerto Rican music having a highly syncopated rhythm and often satirical lyrics
  2. (music, countable) A song in this style

Noun

plena

  1. plural of plenum

Anagrams

Catalan

Adjective

plena f sg

  1. feminine singular of ple

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

  1. diaper (US), nappy (UK)

Declension

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ "plena" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
  2. ↑ 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/
  • Hyphenation: ple‧na

Adjective

plena (accusative singular plenan, plural plenaj, accusative plural plenajn)

  1. full, complete
    • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, "Proverbaro Esperanta":
      De peko kaj mizero estas plena la tero.
      The earth is full of sin and misery.

Usage notes

-plena is used in many compounds to mean "full of", similar to the suffix -ful.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Ido

Etymology

Compare Catalan ple, Esperanto plena, French plein, Italian pieno, Portuguese cheio, Romanian plin, Sardinian prenu, Spanish lleno.

Adjective

plena

  1. full

Antonyms

Interlingua

Verb

plena

  1. present of plenar
  2. imperative of plenar

Latin

Adjective

plēna

  1. nominative feminine singular of plenus
  2. nominative neuter plural of plenus
  3. accusative neuter plural of plenus
  4. vocative feminine singular of plenus
  5. vocative neuter plural of plenus

plēnā

  1. ablative feminine singular of plenus

Portuguese

Adjective

plena

  1. Feminine singular of adjective pleno.

Spanish

Adjective

plena

  1. Feminine singular of adjective pleno.
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