lej
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *laidnja, from an Proto-Indo-European o-grade verb from the root *leyd- (“to release”).[1][2] Alternatively from an *éy-present from the root *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).[3]
Verb
lej (aorist leva, participle lerë)
- to give birth, bear (children)
- to be born
- to rise (of the sun)
- leu dielli ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “lej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 217
- Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “lei̯d-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 402–403
- Demiraj, B. (1997), “lej”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi
Further reading
- “lej”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Romanian lei, plural of leu (“leu”) (literally, "lion"), from Latin leō (“lion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɛj]
- Hyphenation: lej
- Rhymes: -ɛj
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | lej | lejek |
| accusative | lejt | lejeket |
| dative | lejnek | lejeknek |
| instrumental | lejjel | lejekkel |
| causal-final | lejért | lejekért |
| translative | lejjé | lejekké |
| terminative | lejig | lejekig |
| essive-formal | lejként | lejekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | lejben | lejekben |
| superessive | lejen | lejeken |
| adessive | lejnél | lejeknél |
| illative | lejbe | lejekbe |
| sublative | lejre | lejekre |
| allative | lejhez | lejekhez |
| elative | lejből | lejekből |
| delative | lejről | lejekről |
| ablative | lejtől | lejektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
lejé | lejeké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
lejéi | lejekéi |
| Possessive forms of lej | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | lejem | lejeim |
| 2nd person sing. | lejed | lejeid |
| 3rd person sing. | leje | lejei |
| 1st person plural | lejünk | lejeink |
| 2nd person plural | lejetek | lejeitek |
| 3rd person plural | lejük | lejeik |
Anagrams
Polish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛj/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛj
- Syllabification: lej
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lijь.
Declension
Declension
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin lacus, from Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”).
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