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]

Verb

lê (present lê, present participle lêende or 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

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Emilian

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

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Guerrero Amuzgo

Etymology

Probably from Spanish ley

Noun

lê

1. law

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Kurdish

Conjunction

lê

1. but

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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

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈle/

Verb

lê

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of ler
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of ler
3. Apocopic form of ler; used preceding the pronouns lo, la, los or las
4. Eye dialect spelling of ler, representing Brazilian Portuguese.

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [le˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lej˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lej˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 梨.

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) lê

1. pear

Related terms

• Lê, a common Vietnamese surname

Etymology 2

Verb

lê

1. to drag (one's feet)

Derived terms

Terms derived from lê

• lê lết