leeg

See also: leég

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch leeg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪəχ/

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Adjective

leeg (attributive leë, comparative leër, superlative leegste)

1. empty

Antonyms

• vol

Dutch

Alternative forms

• ledig

Etymology

From older ledig, from Middle Dutch lēdich, from Old Dutch *lithig, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːx/

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• Rhymes: -eːx

Adjective

leeg (comparative leger, superlative leegst)

1. empty, hollow

   Synonym: laar

2. (figuratively) listless, lethargic

Inflection

Inflection of leeg
uninflected	leeg
inflected	lege
comparative	leger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		leeg	leger	het leegst het leegste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	lege	legere	leegste
	n. sing.	leeg	leger	leegste
	plural	lege	legere	leegste
definite		lege	legere	leegste
partitive		leegs	legers	—

Antonyms

• vol

Derived terms

• leeghoofd
• leeglopen
• leegloper
• leegmaken
• leegstaan, leegstand
• leegte

Descendants

• Negerhollands: leeg
• → Sranan Tongo: leigi
  • → Aukan: leigi
  • → Caribbean Javanese: légi

Verb

leeg

1. inflection of legen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• egel, geel, gele, lege

German Low German

Adjective

leeg

1. Alternative spelling of leeg'.

Green Hmong

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 藍 (lɑm, “green, blue, grue”). Historically there was no distinction between green and blue.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lẽ˧˩̤/

Adjective

leeg

1. green
2. blue
3. grue

Usage notes

• This word is mostly used in Green Hmong loanwords of Chinese origin, and mostly in compound words.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• laeg
• lieg, liig

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *liqəʀ (compare Bikol Central liog, Bolinao liey, Cebuano liog, Maguindanao lig, Maranao lig, Tausug liug), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ (compare Malay leher, Hawaiian leo (“voice”), Maori reo (“voice; language”), Tetum lian (“voice; language”)), from Proto-Austronesian *liqəʀ (compare Amis li'el).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /leˈʔeɡ/, [lɛˈʔɛɡ]

• (now dialectal, Teresa-Morong, Southern Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈleʔeɡ/, [ˈlɛ.ʔɛɡ]
• Hyphenation: le‧eg

Noun

leég (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜁᜄ᜔)

1. (anatomy) neck
2. part of a garment that covers or encircles the neck

Derived terms

• hawak sa leeg
• leegan

 

Further reading

• “leeg”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

West Flemish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch laech, from Old Dutch *lāg, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːɦ/
• Rhymes: -eːɦ

Adjective

leeg (comparative leger, superlative leegst)

1. lazy

White Hmong

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 藍 (lɑm, “green, blue, grue”). Historically there was no distinction between green and blue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lẽ˧˩̤/

Adjective

leeg

1. green
2. blue
3. grue

Usage notes

• This word is mostly used in White Hmong loanwords of Chinese origin, and mostly in compound words.