lej

Albanian

Alternative forms

• le

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *laudnja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“to grow”), cognate with Sanskrit रोधति (ródhati, “to grow”), Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (raodaiti), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (liudan, “to grow”). Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *(a)lei-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, feed, live on”). Cognate to Latin alō (“to nourish, bring up (child)”) and Breton ala (“to bear, give birth”).

Verb

lej (first-person singular past tense leva, participle lerë)

1. I give birth, bear (child)

Derived terms

• lind
• lenicë

Related terms

• vëlla

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Danish

Pronunciation

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

Verb

lej

1. imperative of leje

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Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

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

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lijь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛj/

• Audio

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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

Verb

lej

1. second-person singular imperative of lać

Further reading

• lej in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romansch

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Noun

lej m (plural lejs)

1. (Puter) lake

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛj

Verb

lej

1. imperative of leja.