laeg
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See also: læg
Limburgish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- léëch, léïdech (Eupen)
- leeg (Maastrichtian)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Dutch leeg. Displaced older leidig.
Adjective[edit]
laeg (comparative laegder, superlative laegs, predicative superlative 't laegs)
Inflection[edit]
Declension of laeg
| number & gender | masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | laege | laeg | laeg | laeg | laeg | laeg |
| genitive | laegs | laeger | laeger | laeger | laegs | laeger |
| locative | laeges | laeges | laeges | laeges | laeges | laeges |
| vocative1 | laeg | |||||
| dative2 | laege | laegen | laeger | laegen | laeg | laegen |
| accusative2 | laege | laegen | laeg | laeg | laeg | laegen |
| 1Limited to a few fossilized forms. | ||||||
| 2Nowadays obsolete, use the nominative instead. | ||||||
Zhuang[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tai *lɤkᴰ (“deep”). Cognate with Thai ลึก (lʉ́k), Northern Thai ᩃᩮᩥᩢ᩠ᨠ, Southern Thai หลึก, Lao ເລິກ (lœk) or ລຶກ (lưk), Lü ᦵᦟᦲᧅ (loek), Shan လိုၵ်ႉ (lṵ̂ek), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (lük), Nong Zhuang ndaek.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /lak˧/
- Tone numbers: laeg8
- Hyphenation: laeg
Adjective[edit]
laeg (1957–1982 spelling ləg)