lega

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛːɣa/
• Rhymes: -ɛːɣa

Etymology 1

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

Noun

lega f (genitive singular legu, nominative plural legur)

1. the condition of lying (in a bed, etc.)
2. a period of infirmity, confinement to one’s bed, due to illness

   Hann er nýstaðinn upp úr langri legu. ― He has just recovered from a long period of illness.

3. position, situation
4. anchorage, roadstead
5. bearing (in a machine)

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lega n

1. indefinite genitive plural of leg

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -eɡa
• Hyphenation: lé‧ga

Etymology 1

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

Noun

lega f (plural leghe)

1. league (politics, sports, distance), gang
2. association, society
3. (chemistry) alloy

   metallo di bassa lega ― base metal

   … di bassa lega ― vulgar, basic …

4. league (unit of measure)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lega

1. inflection of legare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Gela, gale, gela

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈleː.ɡaː/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɡa/,

Verb

lēgā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of lēgō

References

• lega in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Livonian

Alternative forms

• liegā (Courland)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lika. Cognates include Finnish lika.

Noun

lega

1. dirt
2. mud

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• leget
• legte (simple past)
• legt (past participle)

Verb

lega

1. inflection of lege:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lega f (definite singular lega, indefinite plural leger or legor, definite plural legene or legone)

1. definite singular of lege
2. (pre-2012) alternative form of lege

Anagrams

• alge, egal, egla, gale, lage

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl͈ʲeɣa/

Verb

·lega

1. third-person singular present indicative conjunct of legaid

Mutation

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

lega f

1. lying in bed

Declension

Descendants

• Icelandic: lega f
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lege f
• Norwegian Bokmål: leie n (merged with lægi)

References

• lega in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡa
• Syllabification: le‧ga

Etymology 1

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

Noun

lega f

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lega

1. third-person singular present of legać

Further reading

• lega in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Verb

lega

1. inflection of legar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ligāre, present active infinitive of ligō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Verb

a lega (third-person singular present leagă, past participle legat) 1st conj.

1. to tie, bind, connect

Conjugation

Derived terms

• legare

Related terms

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *renga, from Proto-Oceanic *renga. Cognate with Hawaiian lena, Tahitian reʻa, Tongan enga and Maori rengarenga (“Arthropodium cirratum”).

Noun

lega

1. turmeric

Usage notes

Before being cooked, it is called ago.

References

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleɡa/
• Rhymes: -eɡa
• Syllabification: le‧ga

Etymology 1

Noun

lega f (plural legas)

1. female equivalent of lego

Adjective

lega f

1. feminine singular of lego

Etymology 2

Verb

lega

1. inflection of legar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Verb

-lega (infinitive kulega)

1. to be loose, limp; careless, negligent
2. to swing, oscillate

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -legeza (“to loosen”)
  • Passive: -legwa

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish legha, lægha, from Old Norse lega, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną (“to lie; to rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”). Doublet of lager and läger.

Noun

lega c

1. berth (location for laying)
2. lodge (den or cave)

Usage notes

Common in hunting to describe a mammal's place of rest.

Declension

Derived terms

• daglega
• nattlega

Related terms

• ligga
• läge

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish lēgha, from Old Norse leiga (“hire, rent, pay”), from Proto-Germanic *laigǭ (“loan”), from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave”). Cognate of Danish leie. Doublet of lån and län.

Noun

lega c

1. (archaic) remuneration

Declension

Derived terms

• legoavtal
• legoarbete
• legohjon
• legoknekt
• legosoldat
• legostämma
• saklega
• tjänstelega

Related terms

• leja

References

• lega in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lega in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lega in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• lega in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• legha in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
• lägha in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L

Anagrams

• Lage