lese

English

Etymology

From Middle English lesen, leosen, from Old English *lēosan (found in belēosan, forlēosan, etc.), from Proto-Germanic *leusaną (“to lose”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- (“to cut; sever; loose; lose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːz/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -iːz

Verb

lese (third-person singular simple present leses, present participle lesing, simple past lore, past participle lorn)

1. (obsolete) To lose.
2. (obsolete) To destroy.
3. (obsolete) To forsake or abandon.

Anagrams

• EELS, ELEs, Else, Lees, Slee, eels, else, l'ees, lees, seel, sele

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ɛsɛ
• Hyphenation: le‧se

Noun

lese

1. vocative/locative singular of les

Estonian

Noun

lese

1. genitive singular of lesk

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleseˣ/,
• Rhymes: -ese
• Syllabification^(key): le‧se

Etymology 1

lestä +‎ -e

Noun

lese

1. (chiefly used in plural) bran (outside layer of a grain when separated from the grain)

Usage notes

When it still covers the grain, lese is called (jyvän) kuori.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “lese”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Verb

lese

1. inflection of lestä:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Galician

Verb

lese

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of ler

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːzə/

• Audio

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Verb

lese

1. inflection of lesen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Hungarian

Etymology

les +‎ -e (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: le‧se

Noun

lese

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of les

Declension

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German lesen, from Old High German lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːsə/

Verb

lese

1. to read

   Ich lese gern.

   I like to read.

   Sie lesd en Buch.

   She reads a book.

   Das is net so geles.

   This is not read like that.

Inflection

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.ze/
• Rhymes: -eze
• Hyphenation: lé‧se

Participle

lese f pl

1. feminine plural of leso

Adjective

lese f pl

1. feminine plural of leso

References

Anagrams

• Sele, else

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse lesa.

Verb

lese (imperative les, present tense leser, simple past leste, past participle lest)

1. to read

   Hva leser du?

   What are you reading?

Derived terms

References

• “lese” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Anagrams

• esel, esle, lees, -else, sele

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse lesa, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²leː.sə/

Verb

lese (present tense les, past tense las, supine lese, past participle lesen, present participle lesande, imperative les)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to read

   Har du lese boka?

   Have you read the book?

2. (transitive or intransitive) to read aloud
3. (transitive or intransitive) to study
   • 1883, Arne Garborg, Bondestudentar, Bergen: Nygaard, page 40:

     So vart han utspurd um, kva han hadde leset.

     Then he was examined, about what he had studied.

4. (transitive or intransitive) to tutor, teach

Alternative forms

• lesa (a- and split infinitives)

Derived terms

Related terms

• lester

Participle

lese

1. neuter singular of lesen

Noun

lese f (definite singular lesa, indefinite plural leser, definite plural lesene)

1. an inscription

References

• “lese” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “lesa”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
• “lese”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

Anagrams

• Else, -else, esel, esle, sele

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German lesen, Dutch lezen, English lease.

Verb

lese

1. to read
2. to pick up

Conjugation

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin legō.

Verb

lese

1. to read

Portuguese

Verb

lese

1. inflection of lesar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative