leso

See also: Leso and leső

Finnish

Etymology

Derived irregularly (as slang) from leuhka and leveä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleso/, [ˈle̞s̠o̞]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification^(key): le‧so
• Hyphenation^(key): le‧so

Adjective

leso (comparative lesompi, superlative lesoin) (colloquial)

1. boastful, braggadocious

Declension

Inflection of leso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		leso	lesot
genitive		leson	lesojen
partitive		lesoa	lesoja
illative		lesoon	lesoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		leso	lesot
accusative	nom.	leso	lesot
	gen.	leson
genitive		leson	lesojen
partitive		lesoa	lesoja
inessive		lesossa	lesoissa
elative		lesosta	lesoista
illative		lesoon	lesoihin
adessive		lesolla	lesoilla
ablative		lesolta	lesoilta
allative		lesolle	lesoille
essive		lesona	lesoina
translative		lesoksi	lesoiksi
abessive		lesotta	lesoitta
instructive		—	lesoin
comitative		—	lesoine

Possessive forms of leso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lesoni lesoni accusative nom. lesoni lesoni gen. lesoni genitive lesoni lesojeni partitive lesoani lesojani inessive lesossani lesoissani elative lesostani lesoistani illative lesooni lesoihini adessive lesollani lesoillani ablative lesoltani lesoiltani allative lesolleni lesoilleni essive lesonani lesoinani translative lesokseni lesoikseni abessive lesottani lesoittani instructive — — comitative — lesoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lesosi lesosi accusative nom. lesosi lesosi gen. lesosi genitive lesosi lesojesi partitive lesoasi lesojasi inessive lesossasi lesoissasi elative lesostasi lesoistasi illative lesoosi lesoihisi adessive lesollasi lesoillasi ablative lesoltasi lesoiltasi allative lesollesi lesoillesi essive lesonasi lesoinasi translative lesoksesi lesoiksesi abessive lesottasi lesoittasi instructive — — comitative — lesoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lesomme lesomme accusative nom. lesomme lesomme gen. lesomme genitive lesomme lesojemme partitive lesoamme lesojamme inessive lesossamme lesoissamme elative lesostamme lesoistamme illative lesoomme lesoihimme adessive lesollamme lesoillamme ablative lesoltamme lesoiltamme allative lesollemme lesoillemme essive lesonamme lesoinamme translative lesoksemme lesoiksemme abessive lesottamme lesoittamme instructive — — comitative — lesoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lesonne lesonne accusative nom. lesonne lesonne gen. lesonne genitive lesonne lesojenne partitive lesoanne lesojanne inessive lesossanne lesoissanne elative lesostanne lesoistanne illative lesoonne lesoihinne adessive lesollanne lesoillanne ablative lesoltanne lesoiltanne allative lesollenne lesoillenne essive lesonanne lesoinanne translative lesoksenne lesoiksenne abessive lesottanne lesoittanne instructive — — comitative — lesoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lesonsa lesonsa accusative nom. lesonsa lesonsa gen. lesonsa genitive lesonsa lesojensa partitive lesoaan lesoansa lesojaan lesojansa inessive lesossaan lesossansa lesoissaan lesoissansa elative lesostaan lesostansa lesoistaan lesoistansa illative lesoonsa lesoihinsa adessive lesollaan lesollansa lesoillaan lesoillansa ablative lesoltaan lesoltansa lesoiltaan lesoiltansa allative lesolleen lesollensa lesoilleen lesoillensa essive lesonaan lesonansa lesoinaan lesoinansa translative lesokseen lesoksensa lesoikseen lesoiksensa abessive lesottaan lesottansa lesoittaan lesoittansa instructive — — comitative — lesoineen lesoinensa

Derived terms

• lesota
• lesottaa

Related terms

• lesoilla
• lesota

Further reading

• “leso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Italian

Etymology

From Latin laesus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.zo/
• Rhymes: -ezo
• Hyphenation: lé‧so

Participle

leso (feminine lesa, masculine plural lesi, feminine plural lese)

1. past participle of ledere

Adjective

leso (feminine lesa, masculine plural lesi, feminine plural lese)

1. damaged
2. injured

Derived terms

• lesivo

Anagrams

• Sole, sole, solé

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.zu/

• Rhymes: -ɛzu
• Hyphenation: le‧so

Etymology 1

From Latin laesus.

Adjective

leso (feminine lesa, masculine plural lesos, feminine plural lesas)

1. injured, harmed

   Synonym: lesado

2. (Brazil, informal) crazy, foolish

Related terms

• lesão
• lesar

Etymology 2

Verb

leso

1. first-person singular present indicative of lesar

Further reading

• “leso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Anagrams

• elos, selo

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

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

Pronoun

leso

1. that; class 7 distal demonstrative.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laesus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleso/ [ˈle.so]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: le‧so

Adjective

leso (feminine lesa, masculine plural lesos, feminine plural lesas)

1. hurt, harmed

   Antonym: ileso

2. (Chile, derogatory) stupid, idiot (of a person)

   ¡No seas leso! ― Don't be stupid!

Derived terms

• crimen de lesa humanidad
• delito de lesa humanidad
• hacerse el leso
• lesear
• lesera

Related terms

• lesión

Further reading

• “leso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese lenço, from Old Galician-Portuguese lenço, from Latin linteum (“linen cloth”), from linteus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

leso class V (plural maleso class VI)

1. handkerchief

   Synonym: hanchifu

2. any decorated cloth worn over one's clothing

Swazi

Etymology

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

Pronoun

leso

1. that; class 7 distal demonstrative.

Zulu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /léːso/

Pronoun

leso

1. that; class 7 distal demonstrative.

Inflection

Stem -léso (locative kuleso)

full form	léso
locative	kuleso
copulative	yileso
Possessive forms
	modifier	substantive
class 1	waleso	owaleso
class 2	baleso	abaleso
class 3	waleso	owaleso
class 4	yaleso	eyaleso
class 5	laleso	elaleso
class 6	aleso	awaleso
class 7	saleso	esaleso
class 8	zaleso	ezaleso
class 9	yaleso	eyaleso
class 10	zaleso	ezaleso
class 11	lwaleso	olwaleso
class 14	baleso	obaleso
class 15	kwaleso	okwaleso
class 17	kwaleso	okwaleso

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “leso”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “leso (3.9)”