leggur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)lak-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛkːʊɹ/

Noun

leggur m (genitive singular leggjar, plural leggir)

1. shank, lower leg
2. stipe

Declension

m31	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	leggur	leggurin	leggir	leggirnir
Accusative	legg	leggin	leggir	leggirnar
Dative	leggi	legginum	leggjum	leggjunum
Genitive	leggjar	leggjarins	leggja	leggjanna

Verb

leggur

1. second/third-person singular present indicative of leggja

Conjugation

Conjugation of leggja (group v-20)
infinitive	leggja
supine	lagt
participle (a8)1	leggjandi	lagdur
	present	past
first singular	leggi	legði
second singular	leggur	legði
third singular	leggur	legði
plural	leggja	løgdu
	imperative
singular	leggj!
plural	leggjið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)lak-. Cognates include the Swedish lägg and English leg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛkːʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɛkːʏr

Noun

leggur m (genitive singular leggjar or leggs, nominative plural leggir)

1. leg, shank
2. stalk
3. bone
4. (graph theory) edge

Declension

declension of leggur

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	leggur	leggurinn	leggir	leggirnir
accusative	legg	legginn	leggi	leggina
dative	legg	leggnum	leggjum	leggjunum
genitive	leggs / leggjar	leggsins / leggjarins	leggja	leggjanna

Synonyms

• (leg): fótleggur
• (stalk): stilkur
• (bone): bein

Derived terms

• komast á legg
• handleggur
• lærleggur