laň

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lan"

Czech

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laň

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech laní, from Proto-Slavic *olni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaɲ]
• Rhymes: -aɲ
• Hyphenation: laň

Noun

laň f (male equivalent jelen, relational adjective laní, diminutive laňka)

1. doe, hind (female deer)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	laň	laně
genitive	laně	laní
dative	lani	laním
accusative	laň	laně
vocative	lani	laně
locative	lani	laních
instrumental	laní	laněmi

Declension of laň (soft zero-ending feminine)

Related terms

• lanýž m inan

See also

• kolouch m anim

Further reading

• “laň”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “laň”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “laň”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Slovak

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laň

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olni. First attested in the 15th century.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laɲ]

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Noun

laň f (relational adjective laní, diminutive lanka)

1. doe, hind (female deer)

   Synonym: jelenica

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	laň	lane
genitive	lane	laní
dative	lani	laniam
accusative	laň	lane
locative	lani	laniach
instrumental	laňou	laňami

Declension of laň (pattern dlaň)

References

1. Králik, Ľubor (2016) “laň”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 317

Further reading

• “laň”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025