lê

See also: Appendix:Variations of "le"

Afrikaans

Etymology

From a merger of Dutch leggen (“to lay”) and liggen (“to lie”). Formally, the forms with -ê- are from leggen, while the alternative present participle is from liggen (as is the lexicalised past participle geleë).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛː/, [lɛ̞ː]

• Audio:

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Verb

lê (present lê, present participle liggende, past participle gelê)

1. (intransitive) to lie (to be in a horizontal position)

   Hy lê op die bed.

   He's lying on the bed.

2. (transitive) to lay (to put into a horizontal position)

   Hy lê sy tas op die bed.

   He lays his bag on the bed.

Synonyms

• (to lay): neerlê (more common)

Related terms

• geleë

Emilian

Alternative forms

• lî (Bolognese)

Etymology

From Latin illa (feminine of ille), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“beyond, other”). Cognates include French elle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː/
• Hyphenation: lê

Pronoun

lê (personal, disjunctive case)

1. she, her (emphatic form)

Related terms

Emilian personal pronouns (strong forms)

Number	Person	Gender	Disjunctive (tonic)	Nominative (subject)	Accusative (direct complement)	Dative (indirect complement)	Reflexive (-self)	Comitative (with)
Singular	First	—	mè	a	me			mêg
	Second	—	tè	et	te			têg
	Third	Masculine	ló	al		ge	se	sêg
		Feminine	lê	la
Plural	First	Masculine	nuēter	a	se			nōsk
		Feminine	nuētri
	Second	Masculine	vuēter	a	ve			vōsk
		Feminine	vuētri
	Third	Masculine	lôr	i		ge	se	sêg
		Feminine		el	li

Galician

Verb

lê

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of ler:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Guerrero Amuzgo

Etymology

Probably from Spanish ley.

Noun

lê

1. law

Ligurian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leː/

Pronoun

lê

1. he, him
2. she, her (accusative)
3. it

Usage notes

• Because the pronoun is not gender-specific, it is followed:
  • by o if the gender is masculine

    lê o l'é bèllo ― he is handsome

  • by a if the gender is feminine

    lê a l'é bèlla ― she is beautiful

See also

• mi
• ti
• noî, niâtri
• voî, viâtri
• lô, liâtri

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese ler.

Verb

lê

1. to read

   tâ lê ― he is reading

   Si cava lê, pegá dá, nadi assi consumido.

   To give it back after reading, it won't be as annoying.

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eː

Conjunction

lê

1. but

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈle/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈle/

• Hyphenation: lê
• Homophone: ler (Brazil)

Etymology 1

Noun

lê m (plural lês)

1. (Northeast Brazil) The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

   Synonym: ele

Etymology 2

Verb

lê

1. inflection of ler:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
2. apocopic form of ler; used preceding the pronouns lo, la, los or las
3. eye dialect spelling of ler, representing Brazil Portuguese

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) letra; á, bê, cê, dê, é / ê, efe / fê, gê / guê, agá, i, jota / ji, cá / capa, ele / lê, eme / mê, ene / nê, ó / ô, pê, quê, erre / rê, esse, tê, u, vê, dáblio / dâblio / duplo vê, xis, ípsilon / i grego, zê

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [le˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lej˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lej˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 梨.

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) lê

1. pear

Etymology 2

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

Verb

lê • (黎)

1. to drag something

Derived terms

• kéo lê
• lê lết