lej

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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lej (aorist leva, participle lerë)

  1. to give birth, bear (children)
  2. to be born
  3. to rise (of the sun)
    leu dielli(please add an English translation of this usage example) (The sun rose up.)

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 217
  2. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “lei̯d-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 402–403
  3. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) “lej”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi

Further reading

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  • lej”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2006

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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lej

  1. second-person singular imperative of lít
    Synonym: lij

Danish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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lej

  1. imperative of leje

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Romanian lei, plural of leu (leu) (literally, "lion"), from Latin leō (lion).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lej (plural lejek)

  1. leu (currency of Romania)
  2. leu (currency of Moldova)

Declension

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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

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Old Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lijь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /lʲɛːj/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /lʲej/

Noun

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lej m animacy unattested

  1. funnel
    Synonym: napław
    • 1874 [1393], Monumenta Medii Aevi Historica res gestas Poloniae illustrantia. Pomniki Dziejowe Wieków Średnich do objaśnienia rzeczy polskich służące[2], volume XV, page 170:
      Pro fusorio ferreo, quod dicitur lyg, quo pocula funduntur in vasa
      [Pro fusorio ferreo, quod dicitur lij, quo pocula funduntur in vasa]

Descendants

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  • Polish: lej

References

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  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “lej”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛj/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛj
  • Syllabification: lej

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Polish lej.

Noun

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lej m inan (diminutive lejek)

  1. large funnel
  2. crater, shell-pit
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Romanian leu, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).

Noun

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lej m animal

  1. leu (currency of Moldova and Romania)

Alternative forms

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Declension
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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lej

  1. second-person singular imperative of lać

Further reading

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  • lej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lej in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romansch

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Alternative forms

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  • lag (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)
  • lai (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader)
  • laitg (Sutsilvan)

Etymology

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From Latin lacus, from Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (lake, pool).

Noun

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lej m (plural lejs)

  1. (Puter) lake

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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lej

  1. imperative of leja