leges

See also: Leges and lèges

English

Verb

leges

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lege

Danish

Noun

leges c

1. indefinite genitive singular of leg

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēgēs, plural of lēx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː.ɣəs/, /ˈleː.ʒəs/

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• Hyphenation: le‧ges

Noun

leges pl (plural only)

1. Administrative fees paid to a government

Interlingua

Noun

leges

1. plural of lege

Ladin

Noun

leges

1. plural of lege

Latin

Etymology 1

Inflection of legō (“read”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɡeːs/, [ˈɫ̪ɛɡeːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.d͡ʒes/, [ˈlɛːd͡ʒes]

Verb

legēs

1. second-person singular future active indicative of legō (Etymology 1)

Etymology 2

From lēx (“a formal motion for a law”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈleː.ɡeːs/, [ˈɫ̪eːɡeːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.d͡ʒes/, [ˈlɛːd͡ʒes]

Noun

lēgēs f

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of lēx

References

• “leges”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “leges”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Middle English

Etymology 1

From lege (“league”) +‎ -es.

Noun

leges

1. plural of lege (“league”)

Etymology 2

From lege (“liege”) +‎ -es.

Noun

leges

1. plural of lege (“liege”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

leges

1. passive form of lege