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Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
legere
- inflection of leger, the comparative degree of leeg:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
Verb
legere
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of legeren
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
legere
- inflection of leger:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Latin
Pronunciation 1
Verb
legēre
- second-person singular future passive indicative of legō
Pronunciation 2
Verb
lēgēre
- third-person plural perfect active indicative of legō
Pronunciation 3
Verb
legere
- inflection of legō:
- present active infinitive
- second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin ligāre, ligō, compare with German legieren.
Verb
legere (imperative leger, present tense legerer, passive legeres, simple past legerte, past participle legert, present participle legerende)
- to alloy (metals etc.)
- to thicken by blending egg yolks, cream, butter etc. into sauces and soups
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin ligāre, ligō, compare with German legieren.
Verb
legere (present tense legerer, past tense legerte, past participle legert, passive infinitive legerast, present participle legerande, imperative leger)
- to alloy (metals etc.)
- to thicken by blending egg yolks, cream, butter etc. into sauces and soups
Derived terms
References
Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
lēgere m (Anglian)
- Alternative form of lēogere
Romanian
Etymology
From lege + -re.
Noun
legere f (uncountable)
- (dated) reading
Declension
declension of legere (singular only)
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singular
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f gender
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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nominative/accusative
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(o) legere
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legerea
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genitive/dative
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(unei) legeri
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legerii
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vocative
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legere, legereo
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References
- legere in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN