led

See also: Appendix:Variations of "led"

Translingual

Symbol

led

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Lendu.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Lendu terms

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛd/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɛd
• Homophone: lead (metal element)
• Hyphenation: led

Verb

led

1. simple past and past participle of lead

Adjective

led (not comparable)

1. Under somebody's control or leadership.
   1. Of a farm, etc.: managed by a deputy instead of the owner or tenant in person.

Derived terms

• led captain
• led horse
• market-led
• unled

Anagrams

• 'eld, DLE, Del, Del., EDL, LDE, del, del., eld

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Etymology

Inherited from English lead.

Noun

led (plural led dem, quantified led)

1. lead (metal)

Derived terms

• blakled

Breton

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *lled.

Noun

led m

1. size

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛt]

• Audio:

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• Homophone: let

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ledʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *ledʰ-us

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús

Proto-Slavic *ledъ

Old Czech led

Czech led

Inherited from Old Czech led, from Proto-Slavic *ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús (“ice”).

Noun

led m inan

1. ice

Declension

Declension of led (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	led	ledy
genitive	ledu	ledů
dative	ledu	ledům
accusative	led	ledy
vocative	lede	ledy
locative	ledě, ledu	ledech
instrumental	ledem	ledy

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of leden.

Noun

led m inan

1. abbreviation of leden or ledna (“January”)

   Coordinate terms: úno, bře, dub, kvě, čvn, čvc, srp, zář, říj, lis, pro

Further reading

• “led”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “led”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “led”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish lith, from Old Norse liðr, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leð/, [ˈleð]

Noun

led n (singular definite leddet, plural indefinite led)

1. (anatomy) joint (movable connection between the bones in a body or a minor exterior part of the body; also of joints in a plant)
2. link (movable part of a thing or a plant)
3. link, part (element in a line of thought or a course of events)
4. generation (in a family tree)
5. (grammar) phrase (a word or group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence)
6. (mathematics) term (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)

   I udtrykket $2x+4\ln x-3$ er $2x$, $4\ln x$ og $-3$ led.

   In the expression $2x+4\ln x-3$, $2x$, $4\ln x$, and $-3$ are terms.

Declension

Declension of led

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	led	leddet	led	leddene
genitive	leds	leddets	leds	leddenes

References

• “led,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

A merger of two Old Norse nouns: 1. leið (“road, direction”), from Proto-Germanic *laidō, cognate with English load, lode, German Leite (“slope”), Dutch lei (“slate”). 2. hlið f (“side”), from Proto-Germanic *hliþō, cognate with Old English hliþ n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leð/, [ˈleð]

Noun

led c (singular definite ledden, plural indefinite ledder)

1. side, direction (of an object)

   Jeg skar guleroden over på den lange led.

   I cut the carrot in two lengthwise.

2. way (of doing something)

Declension

Declension of led

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	led	ledden	ledder	ledderne
genitive	leds	leddens	ledders	leddernes

References

• “led,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 3

Derived from Old Norse hliðr, from Proto-Germanic *hlidą, cognate with Swedish lid (“gate”), English lid, German lid (“eyelid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leð/, [ˈleð]

Noun

led n (singular definite leddet, plural indefinite led)

1. gate (in a fence or at a level crossing)

Declension

Declension of led

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	led	leddet	led	leddene
genitive	leds	leddets	leds	leddenes

References

• “led,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 4

Inherited from Old Norse leiðr (“uncomfortable, tired”), Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, cognate with English loath, German leid (“distressing”), Dutch leed (“sad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːˀð/, [ˈleˀð], [ˈleðˀ]

Adjective

led (neuter ledt, plural and definite singular attributive lede)

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

Inflection

Inflection of led

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	led	ledere	ledest2
indefinite neuter singular	ledt	ledere	ledest2
plural	lede	ledere	ledest2
definite attributive1	lede	ledere	ledeste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

• “led,4” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːˀð/, [ˈleˀð], [ˈleðˀ]

Verb

led

1. past tense of lide

Etymology 6

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːˀð/, [ˈleˀð], [ˈleðˀ]

Verb

led

1. imperative of lede

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈled/, [ˈle̞d]
• Rhymes: -ed
• Syllabification^(key): led
• Hyphenation^(key): led

Noun

led

1. alternative form of ledi (“LED, light-emitting diode”) (chiefly used as a modifier in compound terms)

Declension

Inflection of led (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		led	ledit
genitive		ledin	ledien
partitive		lediä	ledejä
illative		lediin	ledeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		led	ledit
accusative	nom.	led	ledit
	gen.	ledin
genitive		ledin	ledien
partitive		lediä	ledejä
inessive		ledissä	ledeissä
elative		ledistä	ledeistä
illative		lediin	ledeihin
adessive		ledillä	ledeillä
ablative		lediltä	ledeiltä
allative		ledille	ledeille
essive		ledinä	ledeinä
translative		lediksi	ledeiksi
abessive		ledittä	ledeittä
instructive		—	ledein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of led (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ledini ledini accusative nom. ledini ledini gen. ledini genitive ledini ledieni partitive lediäni ledejäni inessive ledissäni ledeissäni elative ledistäni ledeistäni illative lediini ledeihini adessive ledilläni ledeilläni ablative lediltäni ledeiltäni allative ledilleni ledeilleni essive ledinäni ledeinäni translative ledikseni ledeikseni abessive ledittäni ledeittäni instructive — — comitative — ledeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ledisi ledisi accusative nom. ledisi ledisi gen. ledisi genitive ledisi lediesi partitive lediäsi ledejäsi inessive ledissäsi ledeissäsi elative ledistäsi ledeistäsi illative lediisi ledeihisi adessive ledilläsi ledeilläsi ablative lediltäsi ledeiltäsi allative ledillesi ledeillesi essive ledinäsi ledeinäsi translative lediksesi ledeiksesi abessive ledittäsi ledeittäsi instructive — — comitative — ledeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ledimme ledimme accusative nom. ledimme ledimme gen. ledimme genitive ledimme lediemme partitive lediämme ledejämme inessive ledissämme ledeissämme elative ledistämme ledeistämme illative lediimme ledeihimme adessive ledillämme ledeillämme ablative lediltämme ledeiltämme allative ledillemme ledeillemme essive ledinämme ledeinämme translative lediksemme ledeiksemme abessive ledittämme ledeittämme instructive — — comitative — ledeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ledinne ledinne accusative nom. ledinne ledinne gen. ledinne genitive ledinne ledienne partitive lediänne ledejänne inessive ledissänne ledeissänne elative ledistänne ledeistänne illative lediinne ledeihinne adessive ledillänne ledeillänne ablative lediltänne ledeiltänne allative ledillenne ledeillenne essive ledinänne ledeinänne translative lediksenne ledeiksenne abessive ledittänne ledeittänne instructive — — comitative — ledeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ledinsä ledinsä accusative nom. ledinsä ledinsä gen. ledinsä genitive ledinsä lediensä partitive lediään lediänsä ledejään ledejänsä inessive ledissään ledissänsä ledeissään ledeissänsä elative ledistään ledistänsä ledeistään ledeistänsä illative lediinsä ledeihinsä adessive ledillään ledillänsä ledeillään ledeillänsä ablative lediltään lediltänsä ledeiltään ledeiltänsä allative ledilleen ledillensä ledeilleen ledeillensä essive ledinään ledinänsä ledeinään ledeinänsä translative ledikseen lediksensä ledeikseen ledeiksensä abessive ledittään ledittänsä ledeittään ledeittänsä instructive — — comitative — ledeineen ledeinensä

Derived terms

compounds

• led-lamppu
• led-näyttö
• led-valaisin
• led-valo

Further reading

• “led”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 14 May 2026

Irish

Alternative forms

• let

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʲɛd̪ˠ/

Contraction

led (triggers lenition)

1. (Munster) contraction of le +‎ do, literally “with your sg”

   Brúigh led mhéar é.

   Press it with your finger.

Related terms

Irish preposition contractions

	contracted with							copular forms
base form	an (“the sg”)	na (“the pl”)	mo (“my”)	do (“your”)	a (“his, her, their; which (present)”)	ár (“our”)	ar (“which (past)”)	before a consonant	before a vowel
									present/future	past/conditional
de (“from”)	den	de na desna*	de mo dem*	de do ded*, det*	dá	dár		dar	darb	darbh
do (“to, for”)	don	do na dosna*	do mo dom*	do do dod*, dot*	dá	dár		dar	darb	darbh
faoi (“under, about”)	faoin	faoi na	faoi mo	faoi do	faoina	faoinár	faoinar		faoinarb	faoinarbh
i (“in”)	sa, san	sna	i mo im*	i do id*, it*	ina	inár	inar		inarb	inarbh
le (“with”)	leis an	leis na	le mo lem*	le do led*, let*	lena	lenár	lenar		lenarb	lenarbh
ó (“from, since”)	ón	ó na ósna*	ó mo óm*	ó do ód*, ót*	óna	ónár	ónar		ónarb	ónarbh
trí (“through”)	tríd an	trí na	trí mo	trí do	trína	trínár	trínar		trínarb	trínarbh

*dialectal

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “led”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French l'aide.

Noun

led

1. alternative form of ed (“help”)

References

• Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN, page 194
• Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 305

Middle English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom

Gaulish *loudonbor.?

Proto-West Germanic *laud

Old English lēad

Middle English led

Inherited from Old English lēad, from Proto-West Germanic *laud, possibly from Gaulish *loudon, from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom (“lead”).

Alternative forms

• lede, leed, leod, leyd, leyt
• læd (Early Middle English)
• lead (Kentish or Late Middle English)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛ̝ːd/

Noun

led (uncountable)

1. lead (element Pl)
2. A cauldron (originally of lead)

Related terms

• leden
• ledisch

Descendants

• English: lead
• Scots: leid, lede
• Yola: leed

References

• “lēd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Noun

led

1. (Early Scots) alternative form of lede (“language”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• lei

Verb

led

1. simple past of lide

Etymology 2

Verb

led

1. imperative of lede

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse liðr m, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz. Doublet of ledd n, although formerly considered alternative forms. Cognates include Icelandic liður, Danish led, Dutch lid and dialectal English lith.

Alternative forms

• Lid (obsolete spelling)

Noun

led m (definite singular leden, indefinite plural leder or ledar, definite plural ledene or ledane)

1. (anatomy) a joint or a movable body part adjacent to it
2. a single part within a whole, especially a sequence
   1. a link (in a chain)
   2. a generation

Derived terms

• lea, lee (verb)

• akselled
• aksleled
• ankelled
• bindeled
• forled
• fyrsteled
• føreled
• førsteled
• glideled
• handled
• heldeled
• hofteled
• kardangled
• kjeveled
• kneled
• kuleled
• ledband
• ledbetennelse
• ledbuss
• leddeling
• leddelt
• leddyr
• ledflate
• ledgikt
• ledhòle
• ledmakk
• ledmark
• ledmus
• ledorm
• ledvatn
• ledvæske
• mellomled
• okleled
• olbogeled
• omsetjingsled
• omsetnadsled
• omsetningsled
• omsettingsled
• omsynsled
• overled
• preposisjonsled
• samansetjingsled
• samansetningsled
• samansettingsled
• setningsled
• sisteled
• slektled
• slektsled
• underled
• universalled
• uvled
• verballed
• ættled

Related terms

• ledig
• ledug

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hlið n, from Proto-Germanic *hlidą. Akin to English lid. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to shelter, cover”).

Alternative forms

• Lid (obsolete spelling)

Noun

led n (definite singular ledet, indefinite plural led, definite plural leda)

1. gate
2. opening (in a fence)

Derived terms

• gardled
• gjerdeled
• grindled
• hageled

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Norse hlið f.

Alternative forms

• Lid (obsolete spelling)

Noun

led f (definite singular leda, indefinite plural leder, definite plural ledene)

1. side

Derived terms

• lodneled

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English LED (“light-emitting diode”).

Noun

led m (definite singular led-en, indefinite plural led-ar, definite plural led-ane)

1. alternative letter-case form of LED

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

led

1. present of leda

Anagrams

• LED, del, edl, eld

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.d͡ʒi/, /ˈlɛd͡ʒ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛd/ [ˈlɛð]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛd/ [ˈlɛð]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛd/

• Hyphenation: led

Noun

led m (plural leds)

1. alternative spelling of LED

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English LED.

Noun

led n (plural leduri)

1. LED

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	led	ledul	leduri	ledurile
genitive-dative	led	ledului	leduri	ledurilor
vocative	ledule		ledurilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lêːd/

Noun

lȇd m inan (Cyrillic spelling ле̑д)

1. ice
2. great frigidity, freezing cold
3. hail

   Synonyms: grȁd, krúpa, tȕča

4. the ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

   Synonym: lédak

5. (figuratively) unfeelingness, coldheartedness
6. (figuratively) a state of immobilization from fear, doubt, or surprise

Declension

Declension of led

	singular	plural
nominative	lȇd	lȅdovi
genitive	lȅda	ledóvȃ
dative	lȅdu	ledòvima
accusative	lȇd	lȅdove
vocative	lȅdu	lȅdovi
locative	lèdu	ledòvima
instrumental	lȅdom	ledòvima

Derived terms

• ledac
• sladoled

References

• Pero Budmani, editor (1898–1903), “led”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika‎^[3] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 5, Zagreb: JAZU, page 948
• “led”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovene

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /léːt/
• Rhymes: -eːd
• Hyphenation: led
• Homophones: let, LED

Noun

lẹ̑d m inan

at	v ledu
to	v led
from	iz ledu

1. ice
2. (literary) emotional coldness
3. (cooking) icing

Declension

• rarely in dual and plural^[→SP]

First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , long mixed accent, ending -u in genitive singular
nom. sing.	lẹ̑d
gen. sing.	ledȗ
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	lẹ̑d	ledȏva	ledȏvi
genitive rodȋlnik	ledȗ	ledóv	ledóv
dative dajȃlnik	lẹ̑du, lẹ̑di	ledȏvoma, ledȏvama	ledȏvom, lẹ̑dȏvam
accusative tožȋlnik	lẹ̑d	ledȏva	ledȏve
locative mẹ̑stnik	lẹ̑du, lẹ̑di	ledȏvih	ledȏvih
instrumental orọ̑dnik	lẹ̑dom	ledȏvoma, ledȏvama	ledȏvi
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	lẹ̑d	ledȏva	ledȏvi

• rarely in dual and plural^[→SP]

First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , fixed accent
nom. sing.	lẹ̑d
gen. sing.	lẹ̑da
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	lẹ̑d	ledȏva	ledȏvi
genitive rodȋlnik	lẹ̑da	ledóv	ledóv
dative dajȃlnik	lẹ̑du, lẹ̑di	ledȏvoma, ledȏvama	ledȏvom, lẹ̑dȏvam
accusative tožȋlnik	lẹ̑d	ledȏva	ledȏve
locative mẹ̑stnik	lẹ̑du, lẹ̑di	ledȏvih	ledȏvih
instrumental orọ̑dnik	lẹ̑dom	ledȏvoma, ledȏvama	ledȏvi
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	lẹ̑d	ledȏva	ledȏvi

Synonyms

• (sense 2)

• brezčutnost
• brezdušnost
• ledenost

• (sense 3)

• glazura

Antonyms

• (sense 2)

• sočustvo
• sočutje
• sočutnost
• sotrpljenje
• sožalje

Derived terms

• biti na tankem ledu
• dati na led
• dati speljati na led
• deti na led
• gladek kot led
• hladen kot led
• hokej na ledu
• iti na led
• jadranje na ledu
• kegljanje na ledu
• ledẹ̑n
• ledenẹ́ti
• ledeníca
• ledeník
• ledẹ̄nka
• ledíšče
• mrzel kot led
• na jeziku med, v srcu led
• oledenẹ́ti
• osel gre samo enkrat na led
• plavajoči led
• plavni led
• pogubni led
• polarni led
• poledenẹ́ti
• poledenȋtəv
• posaditi na led
• prebiti led
• sladolẹ̑d
• sladolẹ̑dar
• sladolẹ̑dən
• speljati na led
• spolzek kot led
• spraviti na led
• stati na tankem ledu
• suhi led
• sveti Matija led razbija, če ga ni, ga pa naredi
• tečajni led
• v snegu in ledu
• zaledenẹ́ti
• zledenẹ́ti
• zledenīti
• znajti na tankem ledu

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English LED, an abbreviation for light emitting diode.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /léːt/
• Rhymes: -eːd
• Hyphenation: led
• Homophones: let, LED

Noun

lẹ̑d f

1. (uncommon) LED, light emitting diode

Declension

Third feminine declension (no endings) , fixed accent
nom. sing.	lẹd
gen. sing.	lẹd
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	lẹd	lẹd	lẹd
genitive rodȋlnik	lẹd	lẹd	lẹd
dative dajȃlnik	lẹd	lẹd	lẹd
accusative tožȋlnik	lẹd	lẹd	lẹd
locative mẹ̑stnik	lẹd	lẹd	lẹd
instrumental orọ̑dnik	lẹd	lẹd	lẹd
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	lẹd	lẹd	lẹd

Unlike some other nouns that follow third declensions, this one is often used in plural.

Synonyms

• LED
• LED dioda
• LED-dioda
• ledica
• svetleča dioda

Derived terms

• lẹ̑dica

See also

• dioda
• para
• voda

Further reading

• “led”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “led”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Spanish

Varios leds y una cerilla ― Various LEDs and a matchstick

Alternative forms

• LED (pre-2001)

Etymology

Borrowed from English LED.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈled/ [ˈleð̞]
• Rhymes: -ed
• Syllabification: led

Noun

led m (plural leds or ledes)

1. (electronics) LED (light-emitting diode)

Further reading

• “led”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
• “led”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Pan-Hispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española]; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2023, →ISBN

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːd/

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

led

1. tired, bored

   Synonyms: less, trött

   Jag blir led på deras tjat

   I get tired of their nagging

2. (archaic) loathsome, odious
3. (archaic) mean

Usage notes

The archaic sense is still in some use in the expression den lede frestaren or simply den lede, as a name for the Devil, and also occurs in lede fi (“the enemy”).

Declension

Inflection of led

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	led	ledare	ledast
neuter singular	lett	ledare	ledast
plural	leda	ledare	ledast
masculine plural2	lede	ledare	ledast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	lede	ledare	ledaste
all	leda	ledare	ledaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• den lede
• lede fi
• ledsen

Etymology 2

Inherited 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

Declension of led

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	led	leds
	definite	leden	ledens
plural	indefinite	leder	leders
	definite	lederna	ledernas

Derived terms

• ledamot (“body part; board member”)

Etymology 3

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

Noun

led n

1. queue, rank (a row of people in front of or next to each other)
2. (figuratively, usually in the plural) rank (a set of members of some organization or group)
   • 1974, Ragnar Borgedahl, “Hum, hum från Humlegårn [Hum, hum from Humlegå(rde)n [sic – a park in Stockholm]]”, in Hum, hum från Humlegårn‎^[4]:

     När solen sjunker i Eden, och när vägen leder till skärselden. Då smyger några ur leden, och vänder hemåt igen.

     When the sun sinks in Eden, and when the road leads to purgatory. Then some sneak out of the ranks, and turn back home.

3. (mathematics) term

   högerledet

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

4. stage

   ett led i processen

   a stage in the process

Declension

Declension of led

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	led	leds
	definite	ledet	ledets
plural	indefinite	led	leds
	definite	leden	ledens

Etymology 4

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

Noun

led c

1. (transport) track, route or way, along which one may walk, go by bicycle or drive a motor vehicle

Declension

Declension of led

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	led	leds
	definite	leden	ledens
plural	indefinite	leder	leders
	definite	lederna	ledernas

Hyponyms

• cykelled
• farled
• huvudled
• motortrafikled
• skoterled
• vandringsled

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

led

1. past indicative of lida
2. imperative of leda

References

• “led”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “led”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “led”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH

Anagrams

• del, eld

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːd/

Noun

led

1. soft mutation of lled

Adjective

led

1. soft mutation of lled

Mutation

Mutated forms of lled

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
lled	led	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.