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lega

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See also: Lega, legá, leĝa, -lega, legą, and Łęga

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse lega.

Noun

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lega f (genitive singular legu, nominative plural legur)

  1. the condition of lying (in a bed, etc.)
  2. 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.
  3. position, situation
  4. anchorage, roadstead
  5. bearing (in a machine)
Declension
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Declension of lega (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lega legan legur legurnar
accusative legu leguna legur legurnar
dative legu legunni legum legunum
genitive legu legunnar legna, lega legnanna, leganna

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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lega n

  1. indefinite genitive plural of leg

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈle.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -eɡa
  • Hyphenation: lé‧ga

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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lega f (plural leghe)

  1. league (politics, sports, distance), gang
  2. association, society
  3. (chemistry) alloy
    metallo di bassa legabase metal
    … di bassa legavulgar, basic …
  4. league (unit of measure)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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lega

  1. inflection of legare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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lēgā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of lēgō

References

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Livonian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *lika. Cognates include Finnish lika.

Noun

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lega

  1. dirt
  2. mud

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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lega

  1. inflection of lege:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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lega f (definite singular lega, indefinite plural leger or legor, definite plural legene or legone)

  1. definite singular of lege
  2. (pre-2012) alternative form of lege

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Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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·lega

  1. third-person singular present indicative conjunct of legaid

Mutation

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Mutation of lega
radical lenition nasalization
·lega
also ·llega
·lega
pronounced with /-l(ʲ)-/
unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Norse

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Etymology

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Nominal formation related to liggja (to lie).

Noun

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lega f

  1. lying in bed

Declension

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Declension of lega (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lega legan legur legurnar
accusative legu leguna legur legurnar
dative legu legunni legum legunum
genitive legu legunnar legna legnanna

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: lega f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lege f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: leie n (merged with lægi)

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “lega”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡa
  • Syllabification: le‧ga

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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lega f

  1. (bookbinding) gathering
    Synonym: składka
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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lega

  1. third-person singular present of legać

Further reading

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  • lega in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Verb

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lega

  1. inflection of legar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin ligāre, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (to bind).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leˈɡa/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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a lega (third-person singular present leagă, past participle legat) 1st conjugation

  1. to tie, bind, connect

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Samoan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *renga, from Proto-Oceanic *renga. Cognate with Hawaiian lena, Tahitian reʻa, Tongan enga and Maori rengarenga (Arthropodium cirratum).[1]

Noun

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lega

  1. turmeric

Usage notes

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Before being cooked, it is called ago.

References

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  1. ^ Renga”, in Te Māra Reo, Benson Family Trust, 2022

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈleɡa/ [ˈle.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -eɡa
  • Syllabification: le‧ga

Etymology 1

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Noun

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lega f (plural legas)

  1. female equivalent of lego

Adjective

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lega f

  1. feminine singular of lego

Etymology 2

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Verb

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lega

  1. inflection of legar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-lega (infinitive kulega)

  1. to be loose, limp; careless, negligent
  2. to swing, oscillate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -lega
Positive present -nalega
Subjunctive -lege
Negative -legi
Imperative singular lega
Infinitives
Positive kulega
Negative kutolega
Imperatives
Singular lega
Plural legeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulega
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilega
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulega
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalega)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalega/nalega tunalega
2nd person unalega mnalega
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analega wanalega
other classes positive subject concord + -nalega
Negative present (negative subject concord + -legi)
Singular Plural
1st person silegi hatulegi
2nd person hulegi hamlegi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halegi hawalegi
other classes negative subject concord + -legi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talega
Negative future negative subject concord + -talega
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lege)
Singular Plural
1st person nilege tulege
2nd person ulege mlege
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alege walege
other classes positive subject concord + -lege
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silege
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelega
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelega
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilega
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilega
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alega)
Singular Plural
1st person nalega twalega
2nd person walega mwalega
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alega walega
m-mi(III/IV) walega yalega
ji-ma(V/VI) lalega yalega
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalega vyalega
n(IX/X) yalega zalega
u(XI) walega see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalega
pa(XVI) palega
mu(XVIII) mwalega
Perfect positive subject concord + -melega
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalega
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalega
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilega
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolega
Consecutive kalega / positive subject concord + -kalega
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalege
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilega -tulega
2nd person -kulega -walega/-kulegeni/-walegeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlega -walega
m-mi(III/IV) -ulega -ilega
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilega -yalega
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilega -vilega
n(IX/X) -ilega -zilega
u(XI) -ulega see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulega
pa(XVI) -palega
mu(XVIII) -mulega
Reflexive -jilega
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lega- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -legaye -legao
m-mi(III/IV) -legao -legayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -legalo -legayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -legacho -legavyo
n(IX/X) -legayo -legazo
u(XI) -legao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -legako
pa(XVI) -legapo
mu(XVIII) -legamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lega)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelega -olega
m-mi(III/IV) -olega -yolega
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolega -yolega
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholega -vyolega
n(IX/X) -yolega -zolega
u(XI) -olega see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolega
pa(XVI) -polega
mu(XVIII) -molega
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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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

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lega c

  1. berth (location for laying)
  2. lodge (den or cave)
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Common in hunting to describe a mammal's place of rest.

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Etymology 2

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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

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lega c

  1. (archaic) hire, contract, remuneration
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