English [edit]
Wikipedia
Etymology [edit]
From Lego
A tower made from Lego bricks
lego (countable and uncountable; plural legos)
- A set of LEGO pieces.
- A LEGO piece.
- 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]
lego
- first-person singular indicative present tense of legare
Anagrams [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-. Cognates include Ancient Greek λέγω (legō, “I gather, pick up, collect, count, tell”).
Pronunciation [edit]
present active legō, present infinitive legere, perfect active lēgī, supine lēctum.
- I choose, select, appoint.
- I collect, gather, bring together.
- I take, steal.
- I traverse, pass through.
- I read (aloud), recite.
- Graecum est; non legitur.
- It's Greek, it cannot be read.
Inflection [edit]
| 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]
Descendants [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
From lēx (“a formal motion for a law”).
Pronunciation [edit]
present active lēgō, present infinitive lēgāre, perfect active lēgāvī, supine lēgātum.
- I despatch, send as ambassador.
- I deputize.
Inflection [edit]
| 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]
Spanish [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Latin laicus.
Adjective [edit]
lego m (feminine lega, masculine plural legos, feminine plural legas)
- ignorant, lay
lego m (plural legos, feminine singular lega, feminine plural legas)
- layman
Etymology 2 [edit]
lego (infinitive legar)
- First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of legar.