leggur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)lak-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛkːʊɹ/

Noun

leggur m (genitive singular leggjar, plural leggir)

  1. shank, lower leg
  2. stipe

Declension
m31 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative leggur leggurin leggir leggirnir
Accusative legg leggin leggir leggirnar
Dative leggi legginum leggjum leggjunum
Genitive leggjar leggjarins leggja leggjanna

Verb

leggur

  1. second/third-person singular present indicative of leggja

Conjugation
Conjugation of leggja (group v-20)
infinitive leggja
supine lagt
participle (a8)1 leggjandi lagdur
present past
first singular leggi legði
second singular leggur legði
third singular leggur legði
plural leggja løgdu
imperative
singular leggj!
plural leggjið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)lak-. Cognates include the Swedish lägg and English leg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛkːʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkːʏr

Noun

leggur m (genitive singular leggjar or leggs, nominative plural leggir)

  1. leg, shank
  2. stalk
  3. bone
  4. (graph theory) edge

Declension
declension of leggur
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leggur leggurinn leggir leggirnir
accusative legg legginn leggi leggina
dative legg leggnum leggjum leggjunum
genitive leggs / leggjar leggsins / leggjarins leggja leggjanna

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