lej

Albanian

Alternative forms

• le

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *laidnja, from an Proto-Indo-European o-grade verb from the root *leyd- (“to release”). Alternatively from an *éy-present from the root *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).

Verb

lej (aorist leva, participle lerë)

1. to give birth, bear (children)
2. to be born
3. to rise (of the sun)

   leu dielli ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (The sun rose up.)

Conjugation

Standard Albanian conjugation of lej (active voice)

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		participle		lyer
		gerund		duke lyer
		infinitive		për të lyer
singular			plural
1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.	1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.
indicative	present	lej	len	len	lejmë	leni	lejnë
	imperfect	leja	leje	lente	lenim	lenit	lenin
	aorist	leva	leve	leu	lyem	lyet	lyen
perfect	kam lyer	ke lyer	ka lyer	kemi lyer	keni lyer	kanë lyer
past perfect	kisha lyer	kishe lyer	kishte lyer	kishim lyer	kishit lyer	kishin lyer
aorist II	pata lyer	pate lyer	pati lyer	patëm lyer	patët lyer	patën lyer
future1	do të lej	do të lesh	do të lejë	do të lejmë	do të leni	do të lejnë
future perfect2	do të kem lyer	do të kesh lyer	do të ketë lyer	do të kemi lyer	do të keni lyer	do të kenë lyer
subjunctive	present	të lej	të lesh	të lejë	të lejmë	të leni	të lejnë
imperfect	të leja	të leje	të lente	të lenim	të lenit	të lenin
perfect	të kem lyer	të kesh lyer	të ketë lyer	të kemi lyer	të keni lyer	të kenë lyer
past perfect	të kisha lyer	të kishe lyer	të kishte lyer	të kishim lyer	të kishit lyer	të kishin lyer
conditional1, 2	imperfect	do të leja	do të leje	do të lente	do të lenim	do të lenit	do të lenin
	past perfect	do të kisha lyer	do të kishe lyer	do të kishte lyer	do të kishim lyer	do të kishit lyer	do të kishin lyer
optative	present	lefsha	lefsh	leftë	lefshim	lefshit	lefshin
perfect	paça lyer	paç lyer	pastë lyer	paçim lyer	paçit lyer	paçin lyer
admirative	present	lyekam	lyeke	lyeka	lyekemi	lyekeni	lyekan
	imperfect	lyekësha	lyekëshe	lyekësh	lyekëshim	lyekëshit	lyekëshin
perfect	paskam lyer	paske lyer	paska lyer	paskemi lyer	paskeni lyer	paskan lyer
past perfect	paskësha lyer	paskëshe lyer	paskësh lyer	paskëshim lyer	paskëshit lyer	paskëshin lyer
imperative	present	—	le	—	—	leni	—
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

Synonyms

• lind

Derived terms

• lenicë

Related terms

• lind
• ^? vëlla

Further reading

• “lej”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛj]

Verb

lej

1. second-person singular imperative of lít

   Synonym: lij

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑj/, [lɑjˀ]
• Homophone: leg

Verb

lej

1. imperative of leje

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian lei, plural of leu (“leu”) (literally, "lion"), from Latin leō (“lion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛj]
• Hyphenation: lej
• Rhymes: -ɛj

Noun

lej (plural lejek)

1. leu (currency of Romania)
2. leu (currency of Moldova)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	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
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

Anagrams

• jel

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• lij

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lijь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /lʲɛːj/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /lʲej/

Noun

lej m animacy unattested

1. funnel

   Synonym: napław

   • 1874 [1393], Monumenta Medii Aevi Historica res gestas Poloniae illustrantia. Pomniki Dziejowe Wieków Średnich do objaśnienia rzeczy polskich służące‎^[2], volume XV, page 170:

     Pro fusorio ferreo, quod dicitur lyg, quo pocula funduntur in vasa

     [Pro fusorio ferreo, quod dicitur lij, quo pocula funduntur in vasa]

Descendants

• Polish: lej

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “lej”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛj/

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• Rhymes: -ɛj
• Syllabification: lej

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish lej.

Noun

lej m inan (diminutive lejek)

1. large funnel
2. crater, shell-pit

Declension

Declension of lej

	singular	plural
nominative	lej	leje
genitive	leja	lejów
dative	lejowi	lejom
accusative	lej	leje
instrumental	lejem	lejami
locative	leju	lejach
vocative	leju	leje

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Romanian leu, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).

Noun

lej m animal

1. leu (currency of Moldova and Romania)

Declension

Declension of lej

	singular	plural
nominative	lej	leje
genitive	leja	lejów/lei
dative	lejowi	lejom
accusative	leja	leje
instrumental	lejem	lejami
locative	leju	lejach
vocative	leju	leje

Alternative forms

• leja

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lej

1. second-person singular imperative of lać

Further reading

• lej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lej in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romansch

Alternative forms

• lag (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)
• lai (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader)
• laitg (Sutsilvan)

Etymology

From Latin lacus, from Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”).

Noun

lej m (plural lejs)

1. (Puter) lake

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛj

Verb

lej

1. imperative of leja