lese
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English lesen, leosen, from Old English *lēosan (found in belēosan, forlēosan, etc.), from Proto-Germanic *leusaną (“to lose”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- (“to cut; sever; loose; lose”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lese (third-person singular simple present leses, present participle lesing, simple past lore, past participle lorn)
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
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lese
Estonian edit
Noun edit
lese
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
lese
- (chiefly used in plural) bran (outside layer of a grain when separated from the grain)
Usage notes edit
When it still covers the grain, lese is called (jyvän) kuori.
Declension edit
Inflection of lese (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | lese | leseet | ||
genitive | leseen | leseiden leseitten | ||
partitive | lesettä | leseitä | ||
illative | leseeseen | leseisiin leseihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | lese | leseet | ||
accusative | nom. | lese | leseet | |
gen. | leseen | |||
genitive | leseen | leseiden leseitten | ||
partitive | lesettä | leseitä | ||
inessive | leseessä | leseissä | ||
elative | leseestä | leseistä | ||
illative | leseeseen | leseisiin leseihin | ||
adessive | leseellä | leseillä | ||
ablative | leseeltä | leseiltä | ||
allative | leseelle | leseille | ||
essive | leseenä | leseinä | ||
translative | leseeksi | leseiksi | ||
abessive | leseettä | leseittä | ||
instructive | — | lesein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “lese”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2 edit
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lese
Galician edit
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lese
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lese
- inflection of lesen:
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lese
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of les
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | lese | — |
accusative | lesét | — |
dative | lesének | — |
instrumental | lesével | — |
causal-final | leséért | — |
translative | lesévé | — |
terminative | leséig | — |
essive-formal | leseként | — |
essive-modal | leséül | — |
inessive | lesében | — |
superessive | lesén | — |
adessive | lesénél | — |
illative | lesébe | — |
sublative | lesére | — |
allative | leséhez | — |
elative | leséből | — |
delative | leséről | — |
ablative | lesétől | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
leséé | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
lesééi | — |
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German lesen, from Old High German lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lese
- to read
- Ich lese gern.
- I like to read.
- Sie lesd en Buch.
- She reads a book.
- Das is net so geles.
- This is not read like that.
Inflection edit
infinitive | lese |
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past participle | geles |
auxiliary | hon |
present tense | |
1st person singular | lese |
2nd person singular | lest |
3rd person singular | lesd |
1st person plural | lese |
2nd person plural | lesd |
3rd person plural | lese |
imperative | |
2nd person singular | les |
2nd person plural | lesd |
Further reading edit
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Participle edit
lese f pl
Adjective edit
lese f pl
References edit
- ^ leso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
lese (imperative les, present tense leser, simple past leste, past participle lest)
- to read
- Hva leser du?
- What are you reading?
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “lese” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse lesa, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lese (present tense les, past tense las, supine lese, past participle lesen, present participle lesande, imperative les)
- (transitive or intransitive) to read
- Har du lese boka?
- Have you read the book?
- (transitive or intransitive) to read aloud
- (transitive or intransitive) to study
- 1883, Arne Garborg, Bondestudentar, Bergen: Nygaard, page 40:
- So vart han utspurd um, kva han hadde leset.
- Then he was examined, about what he had studied.
- (transitive or intransitive) to tutor, teach
Alternative forms edit
- lesa (a- and split infinitives)
Derived terms edit
- avlese
- finlese
- forelese
- forlese
- førelese
- lesar
- lese mellom linjene
- lese opp for
- lese på munnen
- lese seg til
- lese teksta
- lese ut
- lesebok
- lesebrille
- lesedrama
- lesedugleik
- lesefør
- lesehest
- lesehug
- leselampe
- leseleg
- leselyst
- lesepenn
- leseplikt
- leseprøve
- lesepult
- lesering
- lesesal
- lesesirkel
- lesestoff
- lesestykke
- lesesvak
- lesevanske
- leseveik
- leseverk
- lesing
- lesnad
- nilese
- skumlese
- smuglese
- sprenglese
- tinglese
- tjuvlese
- uleseleg
- ulesen
Related terms edit
Participle edit
lese
Noun edit
lese f (definite singular lesa, indefinite plural leser, definite plural lesene)
- an inscription
References edit
- “lese” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “lesa”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
- “lese”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
Anagrams edit
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
Compare German lesen, Dutch lezen, English lease.
Verb edit
lese
- to read
- to pick up
Conjugation edit
infinitive | lese | |
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past participle | hot gelese | |
future tense | waerd lese | |
subjunctive | daet lese | |
present tense | ||
1st person singular | les | |
2nd person singular | lescht | |
3rd person singular | lest | |
1st person plural | lese | |
2nd person plural | lest | |
3rd person plural | lese | |
imperative | les |
Piedmontese edit
Etymology edit
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lese
- to read
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
lese
- inflection of lesar: