leuga
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Said by Roman writers to be of Gaulish origin, from Proto-Celtic *lougā.[1]
Noun
[edit]leuga f
- A unit of length defined as 11⁄2 Roman miles
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | leuga | leugae |
| Genitive | leugae | leugārum |
| Dative | leugae | leugīs |
| Accusative | leugam | leugās |
| Ablative | leugā | leugīs |
| Vocative | leuga | leugae |
Descendants
[edit]- → Esperanto: leŭgo
References
[edit]- ^ Isidorus, etymologiae sive origines, 15,16,1: "Mensuras viarum nos miliaria dicimus, Graeci stadia, Galli leugas, Aegypti schoenos, Persae parasangas."
- “leuga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“leuca (leuga)”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press - leuga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
leuca et leuga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.