Common Lexeme

lenna

Keywords: geography

Pronunciation (IPA): 'len.na 
Part of Speech: term noun verb 
Class: skurun 
Forms: lenna 
Glosses: beach, shore, bank, embankment, land, port 

Description:

The term 'lenna' refers to the edge of any body of water. It can be a shore, a beach, the bank of a river, etc. To give the sense of a sandy beach, like on a holiday, you could say 'na ruas lenna'. As a verb, it is a skurun verb meaning to beach or to bring a boat to shore, or into a port, with an ergative controller of the boat and an absolutive vessel. A benefactive happat form can be used to add a location of beaching in the dative case.

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