лэгу

Mariupol Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λέγω (légō). Cognates include Greek λέω (léo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɫɛɣʊ]
• Hyphenation: лэ‧гу

Verb

лэ́гу • (léhu)

1. (transitive) say
2. (transitive) tell
3. (transitive) call, name
4. (impersonal) be named

   Мэ́на лэ́гны И́горс. ― Ména léhny Íhors. ― My name is Igor. (literally, “They call me Igor.”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of лэгу (type 1, active)
	present	imperfect	perfect	imperative
1st singular	лэгу (lehu)	илыга (ilyha)	ипа (ipa)	ас лэгу (as lehu)
2nd singular	лэгс (lehs)	илыгис (ilyhis)	ипис (ipis)	пи (pi)
3rd singular	лэг (leh)	илыгин (ilyhin)	ипин (ipin)	ас лэг (as leh)
1st plural	лэгум (lehum)	илыгам (ilyham)	ипам (ipam)	ас лэгум (as lehum)
2nd plural	лэгит (lehit)	илыгит (ilyhit)	ипит (ipit)	пит (pit)
3rd plural	лэгны (lehny)	илыган (ilyhan)	ипан (ipan)	ас лэгны (as lehny)
participle	лэгмэнус (lehmenus)
*) The future tense is formed using the particle дъа (ða) with the present tense inflections. **) The subjunctive mood is formed using the particle на (na) with the indicative inflections. ***) The irrealis mood is formed using the particle ан (an) with the indicative inflections.

References

• T. N. Chernysheva, editor (1859), “ле́гу”, in Греческий глосарий Ф. А. Хартахая [The Greek glossary of F. A. Xartaxay], published 1959
• A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) “лэ́гу”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN
• G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса‎^[1], Donetsk, page 4