lega

See also: Lega, legá, leĝa, -lega, legą, and Łęga

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛːɣa/
• Rhymes: -ɛːɣa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lega.

Noun

lega f (genitive singular legu, nominative plural legur)

1. the condition of lying (in a bed, etc.)
2. a period of infirmity, confinement to one’s bed, due to illness

   Hann er nýstaðinn upp úr langri legu. ― He has just recovered from a long period of illness.

3. position, situation
4. anchorage, roadstead
5. bearing (in a machine)

Declension

Declension of lega (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lega	legan	legur	legurnar
accusative	legu	leguna	legur	legurnar
dative	legu	legunni	legum	legunum
genitive	legu	legunnar	legna, lega	legnanna, leganna

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lega n

1. indefinite genitive plural of leg

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -eɡa
• Hyphenation: lé‧ga

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

lega f (plural leghe)

1. league (politics, sports, distance), gang
2. association, society
3. (chemistry) alloy

   metallo di bassa lega ― base metal

   … di bassa lega ― vulgar, basic …

4. league (unit of measure)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lega

1. inflection of legare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Gela, gale, gela

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈleː.ɡaː/, [ˈɫ̪eːɡäː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɡa/, [ˈlɛːɡä]

Verb

lēgā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of lēgō

References

• "lega", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Livonian

Alternative forms

• liegā (Courland)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lika. Cognates include Finnish lika.

Noun

lega

1. dirt
2. mud

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• leget
• legte (simple past)
• legt (past participle)

Verb

lega

1. inflection of lege:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lega f (definite singular lega, indefinite plural leger or legor, definite plural legene or legone)

1. definite singular of lege
2. (pre-2012) alternative form of lege

Anagrams

• alge, egal, egla, gale, lage

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl͈ʲeɣa/

Verb

·lega

1. third-person singular present indicative conjunct of legaid

Mutation

Mutation of lega

radical	lenition	nasalization
·lega also ·llega	·lega pronounced with /-l(ʲ)-/	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Norse

Etymology

Nominal formation related to liggja (“to lie”).

Noun

lega f

1. lying in bed

Declension

Declension of lega (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lega	legan	legur	legurnar
accusative	legu	leguna	legur	legurnar
dative	legu	legunni	legum	legunum
genitive	legu	legunnar	legna	legnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: lega f
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lege f
• Norwegian Bokmål: leie n (merged with lægi)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “lega”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡa
• Syllabification: le‧ga

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

lega f

1. (bookbinding) gathering

   Synonym: składka

Declension

Declension of lega

	singular	plural
nominative	lega	legi
genitive	legi	leg
dative	ledze	legom
accusative	legę	legi
instrumental	legą	legami
locative	ledze	legach
vocative	lego	legi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lega

1. third-person singular present of legać

Further reading

• lega in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Verb

lega

1. inflection of legar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ligāre, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈɡa/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

a lega (third-person singular present leagă, past participle legat) 1st conjugation

1. to tie, bind, connect

Conjugation

    conjugation of lega (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a lega
gerund			legând
past participle			legat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	leg	legi	leagă	legăm	legați	leagă
	imperfect	legam	legai	lega	legam	legați	legau
	simple perfect	legai	legași	legă	legarăm	legarăți	legară
	pluperfect	legasem	legaseși	legase	legaserăm	legaserăți	legaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să leg	să legi	să lege	să legăm	să legați	să lege
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		leagă			legați
	negative		nu lega			nu legați

Derived terms

• legare

Related terms

• dezlega
• legământ
• legătură

Further reading

• “lega”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *renga, from Proto-Oceanic *renga. Cognate with Hawaiian lena, Tahitian reʻa, Tongan enga and Maori rengarenga (“Arthropodium cirratum”).

Noun

lega

1. turmeric

Usage notes

Before being cooked, it is called ago.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleɡa/ [ˈle.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -eɡa
• Syllabification: le‧ga

Etymology 1

Noun

lega f (plural legas)

1. female equivalent of lego

Adjective

lega f

1. feminine singular of lego

Etymology 2

Verb

lega

1. inflection of legar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-lega (infinitive kulega)

1. to be loose, limp; careless, negligent
2. to swing, oscillate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lega
Positive present -nalega Subjunctive -lege Negative -legi Imperative singular lega
Infinitives
Positive kulega Negative kutolega
Imperatives
Singular lega Plural legeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulega Positive past positive subject concord + -lilega Negative past negative subject concord + -kulega
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalega) Singular Plural 1st person ninalega/nalega tunalega 2nd person unalega mnalega 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analega wanalega other classes positive subject concord + -nalega
Negative present (negative subject concord + -legi) Singular Plural 1st person silegi hatulegi 2nd person hulegi hamlegi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halegi hawalegi other classes negative subject concord + -legi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talega Negative future negative subject concord + -talega
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lege) Singular Plural 1st person nilege tulege 2nd person ulege mlege 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alege walege other classes positive subject concord + -lege
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silege Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelega Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelega Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilega Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilega
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alega) Singular Plural 1st person nalega twalega 2nd person walega mwalega 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alega walega m-mi(III/IV) walega yalega ji-ma(V/VI) lalega yalega ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalega vyalega n(IX/X) yalega zalega u(XI) walega see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalega pa(XVI) palega mu(XVIII) mwalega
Perfect positive subject concord + -melega "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalega "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalega "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilega "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolega Consecutive kalega / positive subject concord + -kalega Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalege
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilega -tulega 2nd person -kulega -walega/-kulegeni/-walegeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlega -walega m-mi(III/IV) -ulega -ilega ji-ma(V/VI) -lilega -yalega ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilega -vilega n(IX/X) -ilega -zilega u(XI) -ulega see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulega pa(XVI) -palega mu(XVIII) -mulega Reflexive -jilega
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lega- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -legaye -legao m-mi(III/IV) -legao -legayo ji-ma(V/VI) -legalo -legayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -legacho -legavyo n(IX/X) -legayo -legazo u(XI) -legao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -legako pa(XVI) -legapo mu(XVIII) -legamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lega) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelega -olega m-mi(III/IV) -olega -yolega ji-ma(V/VI) -lolega -yolega ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholega -vyolega n(IX/X) -yolega -zolega u(XI) -olega see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolega pa(XVI) -polega mu(XVIII) -molega
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -legeza (“to loosen”)
  • Passive: -legwa

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish legha, lægha, from Old Norse lega, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną (“to lie; to rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”). Doublet of lager and läger.

Noun

lega c

1. berth (location for laying)
2. lodge (den or cave)

Usage notes

Common in hunting to describe a mammal's place of rest.

Declension

Declension of lega

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lega	legas
	definite	legan	legans
plural	indefinite	legor	legors
	definite	legorna	legornas

Derived terms

• daglega
• nattlega

Related terms

• ligga
• läge

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish lēgha, from Old Norse leiga (“hire, rent, pay”), from Proto-Germanic *laigǭ (“loan”), from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave”). Cognate of Danish leie. Doublet of lån and län.

Noun

lega c

1. (archaic) hire, contract, remuneration

Declension

Declension of lega

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lega	legas
	definite	legan	legans
plural	indefinite	legor	legors
	definite	legorna	legornas

Derived terms

• legoavtal (“locatio conductio”)
• legoarbete (“contract work”)
• legohjon (“agricultural contract servant”)
• legokomponent (“contracted component”)
• legoknekt (“[historical] mercenary”)
• legosoldat (“mercenary”)
• legostämma (“rental agreement”)
• legotillverkning (“contract manufacturer”)
• saklega
• tjänstelega

Related terms

• leja

References

• lega in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lega in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lega in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• lega in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• legha in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
• lägha in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L

Anagrams

• Lage