lego
English Edit
Noun Edit
lego (countable and uncountable, plural legos)
- Alternative letter-case form of Lego
Anagrams Edit
Finnish Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
lego
Declension Edit
Inflection of lego (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | lego | legot | ||
genitive | legon | legojen | ||
partitive | legoa | legoja | ||
illative | legoon | legoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | lego | legot | ||
accusative | nom. | lego | legot | |
gen. | legon | |||
genitive | legon | legojen | ||
partitive | legoa | legoja | ||
inessive | legossa | legoissa | ||
elative | legosta | legoista | ||
illative | legoon | legoihin | ||
adessive | legolla | legoilla | ||
ablative | legolta | legoilta | ||
allative | legolle | legoille | ||
essive | legona | legoina | ||
translative | legoksi | legoiksi | ||
instructive | — | legoin | ||
abessive | legotta | legoitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms Edit
- leego (“tooth”) (slang)
Ido Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from Esperanto leĝo, French loi, Italian legge, Spanish ley.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
lego (plural legi)
Derived terms Edit
Italian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
lego
Anagrams Edit
Latin Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Proto-Italic *legō, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-. Cognates include Ancient Greek λέγω (légō, “I speak, I choose, I mean”) and Albanian mbledh. May be related to lēx.[1]
Pronunciation Edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈle.ɡoː/, [ˈɫ̪ɛɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.ɡo/, [ˈlɛːɡo]
Verb Edit
legō (present infinitive legere, perfect active lēgī, supine lēctum); third conjugation
- I choose, select
- I appoint
- Synonyms: dēlēgō, dēsignō, assignō, mandō, dēmandō, tribuō, īnstituō, impertiō, elēgō, appōnō, prōdō, cōnsociō, ōrdinō, distribuō, attribuō, discrībō, addīcō
- 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 26.1:
- […] dum ne quem militem legeret ex eo numero quibus senatus missionem reditumque in patriam negasset ante belli finem.
- […] provided he did not choose any soldier from those to whom the Senate had refused discharge and a return home before the end of the war
- […] dum ne quem militem legeret ex eo numero quibus senatus missionem reditumque in patriam negasset ante belli finem.
- I collect, gather, bring together
- I take out, pick out, extract, remove
- I take to one's self unjustly, carry off, steal, purloin, plunder, abstract
- I read
- Librōs lege. ― Read books.
- Lēgistīne hunc librum? ― Have you read this book?
- Lingua Graeca est; nōn potest legī. ― It's Greek; it cannot be read.
- (Medieval Latin) I teach, profess
Conjugation Edit
Conjugation of legō (third conjugation) | |||||||
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indicative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | legō | legis | legit | legimus | legitis | legunt |
imperfect | legēbam | legēbās | legēbat | legēbāmus | legēbātis | legēbant | |
future | legam | legēs | leget | legēmus | legētis | legent | |
perfect | lēgī | lēgistī | lēgit | lēgimus | lēgistis | lēgērunt, lēgēre | |
pluperfect | lēgeram | lēgerās | lēgerat | lēgerāmus | lēgerātis | lēgerant | |
future perfect | lēgerō | lēgeris | lēgerit | lēgerimus | lēgeritis | lēgerint | |
passive | present | legor | legeris, legere |
legitur | legimur | legiminī | leguntur |
imperfect | legēbar | legēbāris, legēbāre |
legēbātur | legēbāmur | legēbāminī | legēbantur | |
future | legar | legēris, legēre |
legētur | legēmur | legēminī | legentur | |
perfect | lēctus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
pluperfect | lēctus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
future perfect | lēctus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | legam | legās | legat | legāmus | legātis | legant |
imperfect | legerem | legerēs | legeret | legerēmus | legerētis | legerent | |
perfect | lēgerim | lēgerīs | lēgerit | lēgerīmus | lēgerītis | lēgerint | |
pluperfect | lēgissem | lēgissēs | lēgisset | lēgissēmus | lēgissētis | lēgissent | |
passive | present | legar | legāris, legāre |
legātur | legāmur | legāminī | legantur |
imperfect | legerer | legerēris, legerēre |
legerētur | legerēmur | legerēminī | legerentur | |
perfect | lēctus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
pluperfect | lēctus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
imperative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | — | lege | — | — | legite | — |
future | — | legitō | legitō | — | legitōte | leguntō | |
passive | present | — | legere | — | — | legiminī | — |
future | — | legitor | legitor | — | — | leguntor | |
non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
infinitives | legere | lēgisse | lēctūrum esse | legī | lēctum esse | lēctum īrī | |
participles | legēns | — | lēctūrus | — | lēctus | legendus, legundus | |
verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
legendī | legendō | legendum | legendō | lēctum | lēctū |
Derived terms Edit
Descendants Edit
- Dalmatian:
- Italo-Romance:
- Padanian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
- Borrowings:
Etymology 2 Edit
From lēx (“a formal motion for a law”) + -ō.
Pronunciation Edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈleː.ɡoː/, [ˈɫ̪eːɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.ɡo/, [ˈlɛːɡo]
Verb Edit
lēgō (present infinitive lēgāre, perfect active lēgāvī, supine lēgātum); first conjugation
- I dispatch, send as ambassador
- I send on mission
- I assign as a legatus
- I delegate, entrust, assign, deputize
- I appoint by a last will or testament, leave or bequeath as a legacy
Conjugation Edit
Conjugation of lēgō (first conjugation) | |||||||
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indicative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | lēgō | lēgās | lēgat | lēgāmus | lēgātis | lēgant |
imperfect | lēgābam | lēgābās | lēgābat | lēgābāmus | lēgābātis | lēgābant | |
future | lēgābō | lēgābis | lēgābit | lēgābimus | lēgābitis | lēgābunt | |
perfect | lēgāvī | lēgāvistī | lēgāvit | lēgāvimus | lēgāvistis | lēgāvērunt, lēgāvēre | |
pluperfect | lēgāveram | lēgāverās | lēgāverat | lēgāverāmus | lēgāverātis | lēgāverant | |
future perfect | lēgāverō | lēgāveris | lēgāverit | lēgāverimus | lēgāveritis | lēgāverint | |
sigmatic future1 | lēgāssō | lēgāssis | lēgāssit | lēgāssimus | lēgāssitis | lēgāssint | |
passive | present | lēgor | lēgāris, lēgāre |
lēgātur | lēgāmur | lēgāminī | lēgantur |
imperfect | lēgābar | lēgābāris, lēgābāre |
lēgābātur | lēgābāmur | lēgābāminī | lēgābantur | |
future | lēgābor | lēgāberis, lēgābere |
lēgābitur | lēgābimur | lēgābiminī | lēgābuntur | |
perfect | lēgātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
pluperfect | lēgātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
future perfect | lēgātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | lēgem | lēgēs | lēget | lēgēmus | lēgētis | lēgent |
imperfect | lēgārem | lēgārēs | lēgāret | lēgārēmus | lēgārētis | lēgārent | |
perfect | lēgāverim | lēgāverīs | lēgāverit | lēgāverīmus | lēgāverītis | lēgāverint | |
pluperfect | lēgāvissem | lēgāvissēs | lēgāvisset | lēgāvissēmus | lēgāvissētis | lēgāvissent | |
sigmatic aorist1 | lēgāssim | lēgāssīs | lēgāssīt | lēgāssīmus | lēgāssītis | lēgāssint | |
passive | present | lēger | lēgēris, lēgēre |
lēgētur | lēgēmur | lēgēminī | lēgentur |
imperfect | lēgārer | lēgārēris, lēgārēre |
lēgārētur | lēgārēmur | lēgārēminī | lēgārentur | |
perfect | lēgātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
pluperfect | lēgātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
imperative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | — | lēgā | — | — | lēgāte | — |
future | — | lēgātō | lēgātō | — | lēgātōte | lēgantō | |
passive | present | — | lēgāre | — | — | lēgāminī | — |
future | — | lēgātor | lēgātor | — | — | lēgantor | |
non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
infinitives | lēgāre | lēgāvisse | lēgātūrum esse | lēgārī | lēgātum esse | lēgātum īrī | |
participles | lēgāns | — | lēgātūrus | — | lēgātus | lēgandus | |
verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
lēgandī | lēgandō | lēgandum | lēgandō | lēgātum | lēgātū |
1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
Derived terms Edit
Related terms Edit
Descendants Edit
References Edit
- “lego”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “lego”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lego in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2023) Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
- lego in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to read Plato: Platonem legere, lectitare
- to study Plato: Platonem legere et cognoscere
- the reader: legentes, ii qui legunt
- to leave money to a person in one's will: pecuniam alicui legare
- a dictator appoints a magister equitum: dictator dicit (legit) magistrum equitum
- to elect to the senate: in senatum legere, eligere
- to levy recruits to fill up the strength: supplementum cogere, scribere, legere
- to hug the coast: oram legere (Liv. 21. 51)
- (ambiguous) this is our natural tendency, our destiny; nature compels us: ita (ea lege, ea condicione) nati sumus
- (ambiguous) the rules of speech, grammar: leges dicendi
- (ambiguous) to hold by the letter (of the law): verba ac litteras or scriptum (legis) sequi (opp. sententia the spirit)
- (ambiguous) the constitution: instituta et leges
- (ambiguous) to give the state a constitution: civitati leges, iudicia, iura describere
- (ambiguous) to bring a bill before the notice of the people: legem, rogationem promulgare (Liv. 33. 46)
- (ambiguous) to propose a law in the popular assembly: legem ferre or simply ferre ad populum, ut...
- (ambiguous) to support a bill (before the people): legem suadere (opp. dissuadere)
- (ambiguous) to support a bill (before the people): pro lege dicere
- (ambiguous) to formally propose a law to the people: legem rogare or rogare populum (cf. sect. XVI. 4, note Aulus Gellius...)
- (ambiguous) to carry a law (said of the magistrate): legem perferre (Liv. 33. 46)
- (ambiguous) to reject a bill: legem antiquare (opp. accipere, iubere)
- (ambiguous) to vote for a law: legem sciscere (Planc. 14. 35)
- (ambiguous) to ratify a law (used of the people): legem iubere
- (ambiguous) to let a bill become law (of the people and senate): legem sancire
- (ambiguous) Solo ordained by law that..: Solo lege sanxit, ut or ne
- (ambiguous) to replace an old law by a new: legem abrogare (Att. 3. 23. 2)
- (ambiguous) to abolish a law: legem tollere (Leg. 2. 12. 31)
- (ambiguous) to protest against a law (used of the veto, intercessio, of plebeian tribunes): legi intercedere
- (ambiguous) to bring a law before the notice of the people: legem proponere in publicum
- (ambiguous) to engrave a law upon a brazen tablet: legem in aes incīdere
- (ambiguous) to declare a law valid: legem ratam esse iubere
- (ambiguous) to transgress a law: a lege discedere
- (ambiguous) the law says..: in lege scriptum est, or simply est
- (ambiguous) the spirit of the law: sententia or voluntas legis
- (ambiguous) to make laws (of a legislator): leges scribere, facere, condere, constituere (not dare)
- (ambiguous) a legislator: qui leges scribit (not legum lator)
- (ambiguous) to swear obedience to a law: in legem iurare (Sest. 16. 37)
- (ambiguous) to be bound by a law: lege teneri
- (ambiguous) on condition of..: ea lege, ut
- (ambiguous) a thing is illegal: aliquid contra legem est
- (ambiguous) to upset the whole constitution: omnes leges confundere
- (ambiguous) lawlessness; anarchy: leges nullae
- (ambiguous) to go to law with a person: (ex) iure, lege agere cum aliquo
- (ambiguous) to be condemned under the Lex Plautia: lege Plautia damnari (Sall. Cat. 31. 4)
- to read Plato: Platonem legere, lectitare
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “legal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Noun Edit
lego m (definite singular legoen, uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of LEGO
Etymology 2 Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun Edit
lègo f
Old Spanish Edit
Etymology Edit
Inherited from Latin lāicus, which was borrowed from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
lego m
- layman
- by 1300, anonymous, Fuero de Salamanca :
- Nengun lego que desafiar clerigo, peche .ccc. soldos e afielo; la tercia parte al quereloso e la tercia al bispo e la tercia alos alcaldes.
Descendants Edit
- Spanish: lego
Polish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
lego
Portuguese Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- Rhymes: -ɛɡu
- Hyphenation: le‧go
Etymology 1 Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Noun Edit
lego m (plural legos)
- Lego (small, coloured plastic toy bricks made by the Lego Company)
- (trademark generalisation) any similar brick toy
- (figurative) things that can be assembled together to form a larger thing
Etymology 2 Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb Edit
lego
Spanish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Inherited from Old Spanish lego, from Latin lāicus, borrowed from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós). Doublet of laico.
Adjective Edit
lego (feminine lega, masculine plural legos, feminine plural legas)
Noun Edit
lego m (plural legos, feminine lega, feminine plural legas)
Etymology 2 Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb Edit
lego
Further reading Edit
- “lego”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
lego ?
- Lego
- In compound words; an ablaut of lega (“remuneration”).
Declension Edit
Declension of lego | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | lego | legot | — | — |
Genitive | legos | legots | — | — |