Contionary:lengtjen

Enventian

Etymology

From Old Enventian lengatęn from Proto-West Germanic *langatīn.

Pronunciation

• (North) IPA: [ˈlẽŋt͡sɑ̃]
  • (without an/en merger) IPA: [ˈlẽŋt͡sɛ̃]
• (South) IPA: [ˈlẽŋt͡sə̃]
  • (Pells) IPA: [ˈlẽŋtʲə̃]
  • (Osterplaaf) IPA: [ˈlentʲə]
• (Sjarlen) IPA: [ˈlent͡sɛn]

Noun

lengtjen m

1. spring (season)

   Synonym: äretjed

Inflection

4th (n stem) Declension, masculine
case	singular	plural
Nominative	lengtjen	lengtjener
Accusative	lengtjenan	lengtjenes
Genitive	lengtjens	lengtjene
Dative	lengtjene	lengtjenu
Instrumental1	lengtjenu	lengtjenu

¹Rare, only used in some set phrases

Seasons (jäärtjede) in Enventian
lengtjen, äretjed (“spring”)	somer, häätjed (“summer”)	lhebest (“fall, autumn”)	winter (“winter”)