леја

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lě̄xà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *láišāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *lóyseh₂, from *leys-.

Pronunciation

Noun

ле́ја f (Latin spelling léja)

  1. plot of land for sowing, a partition of agriculturally or horticulturally used earth, farming bed
    • 2015 June 15, “Planiranje vrta [Garden planning]”, in Bio-Vrt:
      Za proizvodnju ranih proljetnih vrsta salate, kao i za snabdjevanje vrta svojim sadnicama, može se napraviti pokrivena topla leja.
      To produce early spring types of salad, as also for provision of the garden with seedlings, one can create a covered warm bed.

Declension

References

  • ле́ја”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 3, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1969, published 1990, page 182
  • ле́ха”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 3, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1969, published 1990, page 199