lego

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See also LEGO, leĝo, and Lego

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Lego

Noun [edit]

A tower made from Lego bricks

lego (countable and uncountable; plural legos)

  1. A set of LEGO pieces.
  2. A LEGO piece.
  3. Something made from such pieces.
    I made two lego robots.
    I made two legos that looked like robots. (Only in the USA)

Usage notes [edit]

  • Uncountable outside the USA.
  • Used attributively outside the USA with plural sets, pieces, or objects.

Anagrams [edit]

Italian [edit]

Verb [edit]

lego

  1. first-person singular indicative present tense of legare

Anagrams [edit]

Latin [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-. Cognates include Ancient Greek λέγω (legō, “I gather, pick up, collect, count, tell”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

present active legō, present infinitive legere, perfect active lēgī, supine lēctum.

  1. I choose, select, appoint.
  2. I collect, gather, bring together.
  3. I take, steal.
  4. I traverse, pass through.
  5. I read (aloud), recite.
    Graecum est; non legitur.
    It's Greek, it cannot be read.
Inflection [edit]
Third Conjugation
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present legō legis legit legimus legitis legunt
future legam legēs leget legēmus legētis legent
imperfect legēbam legēbās legēbat legēbāmus legēbātis legēbant
perfect lēgī lēgistī lēgit lēgimus lēgistis lēgērunt
future perfect lēgerō lēgeris lēgerit lēgerimus lēgeritis lēgerint
pluperfect lēgeram lēgerās lēgerat lēgerāmus lēgerātis lēgerant
passive present legor legeris legitur legimur legiminī leguntur
future legar legēris legētur legēmur legēminī legentur
imperfect legēbar legēbāris legēbātur legēbāmur legēbāminī legēbantur
perfect Use lēctus m, lēcta f, lēctum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
future perfect Use lēctus m, lēcta f, lēctum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
pluperfect Use lēctus m, lēcta f, lēctum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present legam legās legat legāmus legātis legant
imperfect legerem legerēs legeret legerēmus legerētis legerent
perfect lēgerim lēgerīs lēgerit lēgerīmus lēgerītis lēgerint
pluperfect lēgissem lēgissēs lēgisset lēgissēmus lēgissētis lēgissent
passive present legar legāris legātur legāmur legāminī legantur
imperfect legerer legerēris legerētur legerēmur legerēminī legerentur
perfect Use lēctus m, lēcta f, lēctum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
pluperfect Use lēctus m, lēcta f, lēctum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives active passive
present (you) future (you) future (he/she) present (you) future (you) future (he/she)
singular lege legitō legitō legere legitor legitor
plural legite legitōte leguntō legiminī — leguntor
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives legere lēgisse lēctūrus esse legī lēctus esse lēctum īrī
participles legēns (legentis) — lēctūrus-ra, -rum — lēctus-a, -um legendus-nda, -ndum
Derived terms [edit]
Derived terms
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Etymology 2 [edit]

From lēx (“a formal motion for a law”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

present active lēgō, present infinitive lēgāre, perfect active lēgāvī, supine lēgātum.

  1. I despatch, send as ambassador.
  2. I deputize.
Inflection [edit]
First Conjugation
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present lēgō lēgās lēgat lēgāmus lēgātis lēgant
future lēgābō lēgābis lēgābit lēgābimus lēgābitis lēgābunt
imperfect lēgābam lēgābās lēgābat lēgābāmus lēgābātis lēgābant
perfect lēgāvī lēgāvistī lēgāvit lēgāvimus lēgāvistis lēgāvērunt
future perfect lēgāverō lēgāveris lēgāverit lēgāverimus lēgāveritis lēgāverint
pluperfect lēgāveram lēgāverās lēgāverat lēgāverāmus lēgāverātis lēgāverant
passive present lēgor lēgāris lēgātur lēgāmur lēgāminī lēgantur
future lēgābor lēgāberis lēgābitur lēgābimur lēgābiminī lēgābuntur
imperfect lēgābar lēgābāris lēgābātur lēgābāmur lēgābāminī lēgābantur
perfect Use lēgātus m, lēgāta f, lēgātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
future perfect Use lēgātus m, lēgāta f, lēgātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
pluperfect Use lēgātus m, lēgāta f, lēgātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present lēgem lēgēs lēget lēgēmus lēgētis lēgent
imperfect lēgārem lēgārēs lēgāret lēgārēmus lēgārētis lēgārent
perfect lēgāverim lēgāverīs lēgāverit lēgāverīmus lēgāverītis lēgāverint
pluperfect lēgāvissem lēgāvissēs lēgāvisset lēgāvissēmus lēgāvissētis lēgāvissent
passive present lēger lēgēris lēgētur lēgēmur lēgēminī lēgentur
imperfect lēgārer lēgārēris lēgārētur lēgārēmur lēgārēminī lēgārentur
perfect Use lēgātus m, lēgāta f, lēgātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
pluperfect Use lēgātus m, lēgāta f, lēgātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives active passive
present (you) future (you) future (he/she) present (you) future (you) future (he/she)
singular lēgā lēgātō lēgātō lēgāre lēgātor lēgātor
plural lēgāte lēgātōte lēgantō lēgāminī — lēgantor
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives lēgāre lēgāvisse lēgātūrus esse lēgārī lēgātus esse lēgātum īrī
participles lēgāns (lēgantis) — lēgātūrus-ra, -rum — lēgātus-a, -um lēgandus-nda, -ndum
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Related terms

Spanish [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Latin laicus.

Adjective [edit]

lego m (feminine lega, masculine plural legos, feminine plural legas)

  1. ignorant, lay

Noun [edit]

lego m (plural legos, feminine singular lega, feminine plural legas)

  1. layman

Etymology 2 [edit]

Verb [edit]

lego (infinitive legar)

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of legar.
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