lê

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From a merger of Dutch leggen (“to lay”) and liggen (“to lie”). Formally, the forms with -ê- are from leggen, while the alternative present participle is from liggen (as is the lexicalised past participle geleë).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛː/,
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Verb

lê (present lê, present participle liggende, past participle gelê)

  1. (intransitive) to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
    Hy lê op die bed.
    He's lying on the bed.
  2. (transitive) to lay (to put into a horizontal position)
    Hy lê sy tas op die bed.
    He lays his bag on the bed.

Synonyms

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Emilian

Etymology

From Latin illa (feminine of ille), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“beyond, other”). Cognates include French elle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleː/
  • Hyphenation: lê

Pronoun

lê (personal, disjunctive case)

  1. she, her (emphatic form)

Related terms

Emilian personal pronouns (strong forms)
Number Person Gender Disjunctive
(tonic) 		Nominative
(subject) 		Accusative
(direct complement) 		Dative
(indirect complement) 		Reflexive
(-self) 		Comitative
(with)
Singular First — mè a me mêg
Second — tè et te têg
Third Masculine ló al ge se sêg
Feminine lê la
Plural First Masculine nuēter a se nōsk
Feminine nuētri
Second Masculine vuēter a ve vōsk
Feminine vuētri
Third Masculine lôr i ge se sêg
Feminine el li

Galician

Verb

lê

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of ler:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Guerrero Amuzgo

Etymology

Probably from Spanish ley.

Noun

lê

  1. law

Ligurian

Pronunciation

Pronoun

lê

  1. he, him
  2. she, her (accusative)
  3. it

Usage notes

  • Because the pronoun is not gender-specific, it is followed:
    • by o if the gender is masculine
      lê o l'é bèllo ― he is handsome
    • by a if the gender is feminine
      lê a l'é bèlla ― she is beautiful

See also

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese ler.

Verb

lê

  1. to read
    tâ lê ― he is reading
    Si cava lê, pegá dá, nadi assi consumido.
    To give it back after reading, it won't be as annoying.

References

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

Conjunction

lê

  1. but

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Verb

lê

  1. inflection of ler:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
  2. Apocopic form of ler; used preceding the pronouns lo, la, los or las
  3. Eye dialect spelling of ler, representing Brazil Portuguese.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 梨.

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) lê

  1. pear

Etymology 2

Verb

lê • (黎)

  1. to drag (one's feet)
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