legen
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish لگن (leğen, “pelvis; large bowl, basin”), from Persian لگن (lagan), ultimately derived from Ancient Greek λεκάνη (lekánē).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
legen m (plural legena, definite legeni, definite plural legenat)
- basin, washbasin, bowl, bucket
- plowshare
- (colloquial, derogatory) fool, a laughable person
- (anatomy) pelvis
- Synonym: pelvis
Declension edit
References edit
- “legen”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980
- “legen”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “legen”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 279
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “legén”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 240
Danish edit
Noun edit
legen c
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch ledeg, from Proto-Germanic *liþiga, *liþugaz (“free, unoccupied”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
legen
- to empty
Inflection edit
Inflection of legen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | legen | |||
past singular | leegde | |||
past participle | geleegd | |||
infinitive | legen | |||
gerund | legen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | leeg | leegde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | leegt | leegde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | leegt | leegde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | leegt | leegde | ||
3rd person singular | leegt | leegde | ||
plural | legen | leegden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | lege | leegde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | legen | leegden | ||
imperative sing. | leeg | |||
imperative plur.1 | leegt | |||
participles | legend | geleegd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Synonyms edit
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German legen, from Old High German leggen, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.
Compare English lay, Danish lægge.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
legen (weak, third-person singular present legt, past tense legte, past participle gelegt, auxiliary haben) [+accusative]
- (transitive) to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it afterwards lies as opposed to being gesetzt, gestellt
- Leg deine Sachen auf den Stuhl!
- Put your things on the chair!
- Ich lege mich auf das Bett.
- I lie down on the bed.
- Eier legen ― to lay eggs
- ein Feuer legen ― to set a fire
- Leg dich auf den Boden! ― Lie down on the floor!
- (animal husbandry) to castrate
- Synonyms: verschneiden, geilen, leichten, kastrieren, entmannen
- Ich habe meinen Hengst legen lassen.
- I had my stallion castrated.
- (colloquial, especially video games) to slay, to defeat
- (colloquial, impersonal) to cause great amusement, to make someone collapse in laughter, to kill, to slay
- Bei dem zweiten Witz hat's ihn komplett gelegt.
- The second joke totally killed him.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | legen | ||||
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present participle | legend | ||||
past participle | gelegt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lege | wir legen | i | ich lege | wir legen |
du legst | ihr legt | du legest | ihr leget | ||
er legt | sie legen | er lege | sie legen | ||
preterite | ich legte | wir legten | ii | ich legte1 | wir legten1 |
du legtest | ihr legtet | du legtest1 | ihr legtet1 | ||
er legte | sie legten | er legte1 | sie legten1 | ||
imperative | leg (du) lege (du) |
legt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms edit
- ablegen
- aneinanderlegen
- anlegen
- auflegen
- auseinanderlegen
- auslegen
- Bauernlegen
- beilegen
- beiseitelegen
- belegen
- brachlegen
- danebenlegen
- darauflegen
- darlegen
- darunterlegen
- dazwischenlegen
- drauflegen
- drüberlegen
- drunterlegen
- durcheinanderlegen
- durchlegen
- einlegen
- erlegen
- festlegen
- flachlegen
- fortlegen
- freilegen
- geradelegen
- glattlegen
- herauslegen
- hereinlegen
- hereinlegen
- herlegen
- herüberlegen
- hinauflegen
- hinauslegen
- hineinlegen
- hinlegen
- hinterlegen
- hinzulegen
- ineinanderlegen
- Karten legen
- krummlegen
- lahmlegen
- langlegen
- Lege
- Legebatterie
- Legehenne
- Legföhre
- loslegen
- nachlegen
- nebeneinanderlegen
- niederlegen
- offenlegen
- querlegen
- rauflegen
- rauslegen
- reinlegen
- rüberlegen
- runterlegen
- übereinanderlegen
- überlegen
- umlegen
- unterlegen
- verlegen
- vorlegen
- weglegen
- widerlegen
- zerlegen
- zueinanderlegen
- zulegen
- zurechtlegen
- zurücklegen
- zusammenlegen
See also edit
Further reading edit
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
legen
Lubuagan Kalinga edit
Noun edit
legen
Middle High German edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old High German legen, leggen, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
legen (class 2 weak, third-person singular present leget, past tense legete, past participle geleget, auxiliary hân)
legen (class 1 weak, third-person singular present leget, past tense lahte or leite, past participle gelaht or geleit, auxiliary hân)
- to lay, to put into a horizontal position
Conjugation edit
infinitive | legen | ||||
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genitive gerund | legennes legenes | ||||
dative gerund | legenne legene | ||||
present participle | legende | ||||
past participle | geleget | ||||
auxiliary | hân | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lege | wir legen | i | ich lege | wir legen |
du legest | ir leget | du legest | ir leget | ||
ër leget | sie legent | ër lege | sie legen | ||
preterite | ich legete | wir legeten | ii | ich legete | wir legeten |
du legetest | ir legetet | du legetest | ir legetet | ||
ër legete | sie legeten | ër legete | sie legeten | ||
imperative | lege (du) | leget (ir) |
infinitive | legen | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
genitive gerund | legennes legenes | ||||
dative gerund | legenne legene | ||||
present participle | legende | ||||
past participle | gelaht geleit | ||||
auxiliary | hân | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lege | wir legen | i | ich lege | wir legen |
du legest | ir leget | du legest | ir leget | ||
ër leget | sie legent | ër lege | sie legen | ||
preterite | ich lahte ich leite |
wir lahten wir leiten |
ii | ich lahte ich leite |
wir lahten wir leiten |
du lahtest du leitest |
ir lahtet ir leitet |
du lahtest du leitest |
ir lahtet ir leitet | ||
ër lahte ër leite |
sie lahten sie leiten |
ër lahte ër leite |
sie lahten sie leiten | ||
imperative | lege (du) | leget (ir) |
Related terms edit
References edit
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “legen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke[2], Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
legen m
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
legen m
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle edit
legen (neuter lege, definite singular and plural legne)
- past participle of ligga and liggja
Anagrams edit
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
leġen
- past participle of licgan