lej
AlbanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Albanian *laudnja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“to grow”), cognate with Sanskrit रोधति (ródhati, “to grow”), Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (raodaiti), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (liudan, “to grow”)[1]. Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *(a)lei-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, feed, live on”). Cognate to Latin alō (“to nourish, bring up (child)”) and Breton ala (“to bear, give birth”).
VerbEdit
lej (first-person singular past tense leva, participle lerë)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, V.Orel, Brill, Leiden Boston 2003, p.242
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
lej
- second-person singular imperative of lít
- Synonym: lij
DanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
lej
- imperative of leje
HungarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Romanian lei, plural of leu (“leu”) (literally, "lion"), from Latin leō (“lion”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lej (plural lejek)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | lej | lejek |
accusative | lejt | lejeket |
dative | lejnek | lejeknek |
instrumental | lejjel | lejekkel |
causal-final | lejért | lejekért |
translative | lejjé | lejekké |
terminative | lejig | lejekig |
essive-formal | lejként | lejekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | lejben | lejekben |
superessive | lejen | lejeken |
adessive | lejnél | lejeknél |
illative | lejbe | lejekbe |
sublative | lejre | lejekre |
allative | lejhez | lejekhez |
elative | lejből | lejekből |
delative | lejről | lejekről |
ablative | lejtől | lejektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
lejé | lejeké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
lejéi | lejekéi |
Possessive forms of lej | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | lejem | lejeim |
2nd person sing. | lejed | lejeid |
3rd person sing. | leje | lejei |
1st person plural | lejünk | lejeink |
2nd person plural | lejetek | lejeitek |
3rd person plural | lejük | lejeik |
AnagramsEdit
PolishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lijь.
NounEdit
lej m inan (diminutive lejek)
DeclensionEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowed from Romanian leu, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).
NounEdit
lej m anim
- leu (currency of Moldova and Romania)
DeclensionEdit
Etymology 3Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
VerbEdit
lej
Further readingEdit
- lej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lej in Polish dictionaries at PWN
RomanschEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) lag
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) lai
- (Sutsilvan) laitg
EtymologyEdit
From Latin lacus, from Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”).
NounEdit
lej m (plural lejs)
- (Puter) lake
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -ɛj
VerbEdit
lej
- imperative of leja.