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lega

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See also: Lega, legá, leĝa, -lega, legą, and Łęga

Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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lega f (genitive singular legu, nominative plural legur)

  1. the condition of lying (in a bed, etc.)
  2. a period of infirmity, confinement to one’s bed, due to illness
    Hann er nýstaðinn upp úr langri legu.He has just recovered from a long period of illness.
  3. position, situation
  4. anchorage, roadstead
  5. bearing (in a machine)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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lega n

  1. indefinite genitive plural of leg

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈle.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -eɡa
  • Hyphenation: lé‧ga

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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lega f (plural leghe)

  1. league (politics, sports, distance), gang
  2. association, society
  3. (chemistry) alloy
    metallo di bassa legabase metal
    … di bassa legavulgar, basic …
  4. league (unit of measure)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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lega

  1. inflection of legare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Latin

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Verb

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lēgā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of lēgō

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Livonian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *lika. Cognates include Finnish lika.

Noun

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lega

  1. dirt
  2. mud

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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lega

  1. inflection of lege:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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lega f (definite singular lega, indefinite plural leger or legor, definite plural legene or legone)

  1. definite singular of lege
  2. (pre-2012) alternative form of lege

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Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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·lega

  1. third-person singular present indicative conjunct of legaid

Mutation

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Mutation of lega
radical lenition nasalization
·lega
also ·llega
·lega
pronounced with , /-l(ʲ)-/
unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Norse

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Etymology

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

Noun

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lega f

  1. lying in bed

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: lega f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lege f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: leie n (merged with lægi)

References

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  • lega in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡa
  • Syllabification: le‧ga

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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lega f

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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lega

  1. third-person singular present of legać

Further reading

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  • lega in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Verb

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lega

  1. inflection of legar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin ligāre, present active infinitive of ligō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (to bind).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): , /leˈɡa/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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a lega (third-person singular present leagă, past participle legat) 1st conj.

  1. to tie, bind, connect

Conjugation

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Further reading

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Samoan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *renga, from Proto-Oceanic *renga. Cognate with Hawaiian lena, Tahitian reʻa, Tongan enga and Maori rengarenga (Arthropodium cirratum).[1]

Noun

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lega

  1. turmeric

Usage notes

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Before being cooked, it is called ago.

References

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  1. ^ Renga”, in Te Māra Reo, Benson Family Trust, 2022

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈleɡa/ [ˈle.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -eɡa
  • Syllabification: le‧ga

Etymology 1

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Noun

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lega f (plural legas)

  1. female equivalent of lego

Adjective

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lega f

  1. feminine singular of lego

Etymology 2

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Verb

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lega

  1. inflection of legar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-lega (infinitive kulega)

  1. to be loose, limp; careless, negligent
  2. to swing, oscillate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -lega
Positive present -nalega
Subjunctive -lege
Negative -legi
Imperative singular lega
Infinitives
Positive kulega
Negative kutolega
Imperatives
Singular lega
Plural legeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulega
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilega
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulega
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalega)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalega/nalega tunalega
2nd person unalega mnalega
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analega wanalega
other classes positive subject concord + -nalega
Negative present (negative subject concord + -legi)
Singular Plural
1st person silegi hatulegi
2nd person hulegi hamlegi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halegi hawalegi
other classes negative subject concord + -legi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talega
Negative future negative subject concord + -talega
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lege)
Singular Plural
1st person nilege tulege
2nd person ulege mlege
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alege walege
other classes positive subject concord + -lege
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silege
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelega
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelega
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilega
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilega
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alega)
Singular Plural
1st person nalega twalega
2nd person walega mwalega
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alega walega
m-mi(III/IV) walega yalega
ji-ma(V/VI) lalega yalega
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalega vyalega
n(IX/X) yalega zalega
u(XI) walega see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalega
pa(XVI) palega
mu(XVIII) mwalega
Perfect positive subject concord + -melega
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalega
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalega
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilega
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolega
Consecutive kalega / positive subject concord + -kalega
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalege
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilega -tulega
2nd person -kulega -walega/-kulegeni/-walegeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlega -walega
m-mi(III/IV) -ulega -ilega
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilega -yalega
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilega -vilega
n(IX/X) -ilega -zilega
u(XI) -ulega see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulega
pa(XVI) -palega
mu(XVIII) -mulega
Reflexive -jilega
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lega- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -legaye -legao
m-mi(III/IV) -legao -legayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -legalo -legayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -legacho -legavyo
n(IX/X) -legayo -legazo
u(XI) -legao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -legako
pa(XVI) -legapo
mu(XVIII) -legamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lega)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelega -olega
m-mi(III/IV) -olega -yolega
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolega -yolega
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholega -vyolega
n(IX/X) -yolega -zolega
u(XI) -olega see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolega
pa(XVI) -polega
mu(XVIII) -molega
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish legha, lægha, from Old Norse lega, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną (to lie; to rest), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (to lie). Doublet of lager and läger.

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lega c

  1. berth (location for laying)
  2. lodge (den or cave)
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Common in hunting to describe a mammal's place of rest.

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Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish lēgha, from Old Norse leiga (hire, rent, pay), from Proto-Germanic *laigǭ (loan), from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (to leave). Cognate of Danish leie. Doublet of lån and län.

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lega c

  1. (archaic) hire, contract, remuneration
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