lega
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
lega f (genitive singular legu, nominative plural legur)
- the condition of lying (in a bed, etc.)
- 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.
- position, situation
- anchorage, roadstead
- bearing (in a machine)
Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
lega n
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
lega f (plural leghe)
- league (politics, sports, distance), gang
- association, society
- (chemistry) alloy
- metallo di bassa lega ― base metal
- … di bassa lega ― vulgar, basic …
- league (unit of measure)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
lega
- inflection of legare:
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈleː.ɡaː/, [ˈɫ̪eːɡäː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.ɡa/, [ˈlɛːɡä]
Verb edit
lēgā
References edit
- 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 edit
Alternative forms edit
- liegā (Courland)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *lika. Cognates include Finnish lika.
Noun edit
lega
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
lega
- inflection of lege:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
lega f (definite singular lega, indefinite plural leger or legor, definite plural legene or legone)
Anagrams edit
Old Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
·lega
- third-person singular present indicative conjunct of legaid
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
·lega also ·llega |
·lega pronounced with /-l(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
lega f
- lying in bed
Declension edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- lega in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
lega f
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Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
lega
Further reading edit
- lega in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
lega
- inflection of legar:
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin ligāre, present active infinitive of ligō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Verb edit
a lega (third-person singular present leagă, past participle legat) 1st conj.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | a lega | ||||||
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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 edit
Related terms edit
Samoan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *renga, from Proto-Oceanic *renga. Cognate with Hawaiian lena, Tahitian reʻa, Tongan enga and Maori rengarenga (“Arthropodium cirratum”).[1]
Noun edit
lega
Usage notes edit
Before being cooked, it is called ago.
References edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
lega f (plural legas)
- female equivalent of lego
Adjective edit
lega f
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
lega
- inflection of legar:
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Verb edit
-lega (infinitive kulega)
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. |
Derived terms edit
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
lega c
Usage notes edit
Common in hunting to describe a mammal's place of rest.
Declension edit
Declension of lega | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | lega | legan | legor | legorna |
Genitive | legas | legans | legors | legornas |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
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 edit
lega c
Declension edit
Declension of lega | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | lega | legan | legor | legorna |
Genitive | legas | legans | legors | legornas |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- 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