leso

See also: leső

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown, possibly akin to leuhka, leveä

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleso/, [ˈle̞s̠o̞]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification^(key): le‧so

Adjective

leso (comparative lesompi, superlative lesoin) (colloquial, dialectal)

1. boastful, braggadocious

Derived terms

• lesota
• lesottaa

 

Related terms

• lesoilla
• lesota

Further reading

• “leso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Italian

Etymology

From Latin laesus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.zo/
• Rhymes: -ezo
• Hyphenation: lé‧so

Participle

leso (feminine lesa, masculine plural lesi, feminine plural lese)

1. past participle of ledere

Adjective

leso (feminine lesa, masculine plural lesi, feminine plural lese)

1. damaged
2. injured

Derived terms

• lesivo

Anagrams

• Sole, sole, solé

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.zu/

Etymology 1

From Latin laesus.

Adjective

leso (feminine lesa, masculine plural lesos, feminine plural lesas)

1. injured, harmed

   Synonym: lesado

2. (Brazil, informal) crazy, foolish

Related terms

• lesão
• lesar

Etymology 2

Verb

leso

1. first-person singular present indicative of lesar

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

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

Pronoun

leso

1. that; class 7 distal demonstrative.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laesus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleso/ [ˈle.so]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: le‧so

Adjective

leso (feminine lesa, masculine plural lesos, feminine plural lesas)

1. hurt, harmed

   Antonym: ileso

2. (Chile, derogatory) stupid, idiot (of a person)

   ¡No seas leso! ― Don't be stupid!

Derived terms

• crimen de lesa humanidad
• delito de lesa humanidad
• hacerse el leso
• lesear
• lesera

 

Related terms

• lesión

 

Further reading

• “leso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese lenço, from Old Galician-Portuguese lenço, from Latin linteum (“linen cloth”), from linteus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

leso (ma class, plural maleso)

1. handkerchief

   Synonym: hanchifu

2. any decorated cloth worn over one's clothing

Swazi

Etymology

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

Pronoun

leso

1. that; class 7 distal demonstrative.

Zulu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /léːso/

Pronoun

leso

1. that; class 7 distal demonstrative.

Inflection

Stem -léso
Full form	léso
Locative	kuleso
Full form	léso
Locative	kuleso
Copulative	yileso
Possessive forms
	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	waleso	owaleso
Class 2	baleso	abaleso
Class 3	waleso	owaleso
Class 4	yaleso	eyaleso
Class 5	laleso	elaleso
Class 6	aleso	awaleso
Class 7	saleso	esaleso
Class 8	zaleso	ezaleso
Class 9	yaleso	eyaleso
Class 10	zaleso	ezaleso
Class 11	lwaleso	olwaleso
Class 14	baleso	obaleso
Class 15	kwaleso	okwaleso
Class 17	kwaleso	okwaleso

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “leso”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “leso (3.9)”