lej

See also: Lej and -łej

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Lengola with j as a placeholder.

Symbol

lej

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Lengola.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Lengola terms

Albanian

Alternative forms

• le
• la, laj, loj — Gheg

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *laidnja, from an Proto-Indo-European o-grade verb from the root *leyd- (“to release”). Alternatively from an *éy-present from the root *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).

Verb

lej (aorist leva, participle lerë)

1. to give birth, bear (children)
2. to be born
3. to rise (of the sun)

   Leu dielli. ― The sun rose up.

Conjugation

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Synonyms

• lind

Derived terms

• lenicë

Related terms

• lind
• ^? vëlla

Further reading

• “lej”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛj]

Verb

lej

1. second-person singular imperative of lít

   Synonym: lij

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑj/, [lɑjˀ]
• Homophone: leg

Verb

lej

1. imperative of leje

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian lei, plural of leu (“leu”) (literally, "lion"), from Latin leō (“lion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛj]
• Hyphenation: lej
• Rhymes: -ɛj

Noun

lej (plural lejek)

1. leu (currency of Romania)
2. leu (currency of Moldova)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	lej	lejek
accusative	lejt	lejeket
dative	lejnek	lejeknek
instrumental	lejjel	lejekkel
causal-final	lejért	lejekért
translative	lejjé	lejekké
terminative	lejig	lejekig
essive-formal	lejként	lejekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	lejben	lejekben
superessive	lejen	lejeken
adessive	lejnél	lejeknél
illative	lejbe	lejekbe
sublative	lejre	lejekre
allative	lejhez	lejekhez
elative	lejből	lejekből
delative	lejről	lejekről
ablative	lejtől	lejektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	lejé	lejeké
non-attributive possessive – plural	lejéi	lejekéi

Possessive forms of lej

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	lejem	lejeim
2nd person sing.	lejed	lejeid
3rd person sing.	leje	lejei
1st person plural	lejünk	lejeink
2nd person plural	lejetek	lejeitek
3rd person plural	lejük	lejeik

Anagrams

• jel

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• lij

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lijь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /lʲɛːj/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /lʲej/

Noun

lej m animacy unattested

1. funnel

   Synonym: napław

   • 1874 [1393], Monumenta Medii Aevi Historica res gestas Poloniae illustrantia. Pomniki Dziejowe Wieków Średnich do objaśnienia rzeczy polskich służące‎^[2], volume XV, page 170:

     Pro fusorio ferreo, quod dicitur lyg, quo pocula funduntur in vasa

     [Pro fusorio ferreo, quod dicitur lij, quo pocula funduntur in vasa]

Descendants

• Polish: lej

References

• Bożena Sieradzka-Baziur, et al., editors (2011–2015), “lej”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛj/

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈlej/, /ˈlɛj/

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• Rhymes: -ɛj
• Syllabification: lej

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *lijь

Old Polish lej

Polish lej

Inherited from Old Polish lej.

Noun

lej m inan (diminutive lejek)

1. large funnel
2. crater, shell-pit

Declension

Declension of lej

	singular	plural
nominative	lej	leje
genitive	leja	lejów
dative	lejowi	lejom
accusative	lej	leje
instrumental	lejem	lejami
locative	leju	lejach
vocative	leju	leje

Alternative forms

• lij (Middle Polish)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Romanian leu.

Noun

lej m animal

1. leu (currency of Moldova and Romania)

Declension

Declension of lej

	singular	plural
nominative	lej	leje
genitive	leja	lejów/lei
dative	lejowi	lejom
accusative	leja	leje
instrumental	lejem	lejami
locative	leju	lejach
vocative	leju	leje

Alternative forms

• leja

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lej

1. second-person singular imperative of lać

Further reading

• “lej”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “lej”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, et al., editors (2010-2023), “lej”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• Renata Bronikowska (17.06.2019), “LEJ”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

Romansh

Alternative forms

• lag (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)
• lai (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader)
• laitg (Sutsilvan)

Etymology

From Latin lacus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”).

Noun

lej m (plural lejs)

1. (Puter) lake

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛj

Verb

lej

1. imperative of leja