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English
Verb
leges
- third-person singular simple present indicative of lege
Danish
Noun
leges c
- indefinite genitive singular of leg
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lēgēs, plural of lēx.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleː.ɣəs/, /ˈleː.ʒəs/
- Hyphenation: le‧ges
Noun
leges pl (plural only)
- Administrative fees paid to a government
Interlingua
Noun
leges
- plural of lege
Ladin
Noun
leges
- plural of lege
Latin
Etymology 1
Inflection of legō (“read”).
Pronunciation
Verb
legēs
- second-person singular future active indicative of legō (Etymology 1)
Etymology 2
From lēx (“a formal motion for a law”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lēgēs f
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of lēx
References
- “leges”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “leges”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Middle English
Etymology 1
From lege (“league”) + -es.
Noun
leges
- plural of lege (“league”)
Etymology 2
From lege (“liege”) + -es.
Noun
leges
- plural of lege (“liege”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
leges
- passive form of lege