From Ottoman Turkish لگن (leğen, “pelvis; large bowl, basin”), from Persian لگن (lagan), ultimately derived from Ancient Greek λεκάνη (lekánē).
legen m (plural legena, definite legeni, definite plural legenat)
legen c
From earlier ledigen, from Middle Dutch ledigen, from Old Dutch *lithigon, from Proto-West Germanic *liþīgōn. By surface analysis, leeg + -en.
legen
Conjugation of legen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | legen | |||
past singular | leegde | |||
past participle | geleegd | |||
infinitive | legen | |||
gerund | legen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | leeg | leegde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | leegt, leeg2 | leegde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | leegt | leegde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | leegt | leegde | ||
3rd person singular | leegt | leegde | ||
plural | legen | leegden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | lege | leegde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | legen | leegden | ||
imperative sing. | leeg | |||
imperative plur.1 | leegt | |||
participles | legend | geleegd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
From Middle High German legen, from Old High German leggen, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.
Compare English lay, Danish lægge.
legen (weak, third-person singular present legt, past tense legte, past participle gelegt, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | legen | ||||
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present participle | legend | ||||
past participle | gelegt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lege | wir legen | i | ich lege | wir legen |
du legst | ihr legt | du legest | ihr leget | ||
er legt | sie legen | er lege | sie legen | ||
preterite | ich legte | wir legten | ii | ich legte1 | wir legten1 |
du legtest | ihr legtet | du legtest1 | ihr legtet1 | ||
er legte | sie legten | er legte1 | sie legten1 | ||
imperative | leg (du) lege (du) |
legt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
legen
legen
Inherited from Old High German legen, leggen, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.
legen (class 2 weak, third-person singular present leget, past tense legete, past participle geleget, auxiliary hân)
legen (class 1 weak, third-person singular present leget, past tense lahte or leite, past participle gelaht or geleit, auxiliary hân)
infinitive | legen | ||||
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genitive gerund | legennes legenes | ||||
dative gerund | legenne legene | ||||
present participle | legende | ||||
past participle | geleget | ||||
auxiliary | hân | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lege | wir legen | i | ich lege | wir legen |
du legest | ir leget | du legest | ir leget | ||
ër leget | sie legent | ër lege | sie legen | ||
preterite | ich legete | wir legeten | ii | ich legete | wir legeten |
du legetest | ir legetet | du legetest | ir legetet | ||
ër legete | sie legeten | ër legete | sie legeten | ||
imperative | lege (du) | leget (ir) |
infinitive | legen | ||||
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genitive gerund | legennes legenes | ||||
dative gerund | legenne legene | ||||
present participle | legende | ||||
past participle | gelaht geleit | ||||
auxiliary | hân | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lege | wir legen | i | ich lege | wir legen |
du legest | ir leget | du legest | ir leget | ||
ër leget | sie legent | ër lege | sie legen | ||
preterite | ich lahte ich leite |
wir lahten wir leiten |
ii | ich lahte ich leite |
wir lahten wir leiten |
du lahtest du leitest |
ir lahtet ir leitet |
du lahtest du leitest |
ir lahtet ir leitet | ||
ër lahte ër leite |
sie lahten sie leiten |
ër lahte ër leite |
sie lahten sie leiten | ||
imperative | lege (du) | leget (ir) |
legen m
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
legen m
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
legen (neuter lege, definite singular and plural legne)
leġen