leeg
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch leeg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɪəχ/
Audio (file)
Adjective
leeg (attributive leë, comparative leër, superlative leegste)
- empty
Antonyms
- vol
Dutch
Alternative forms
- ledig
Etymology
From older ledig, from Middle Dutch lēdich, from Old Dutch *lithig, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leːx/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -eːx
Adjective
leeg (comparative leger, superlative leegst)
- empty, hollow
- Synonym: laar
- (figuratively) listless, lethargic
Inflection
Inflection of leeg | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
uninflected | leeg | |||
inflected | lege | |||
comparative | leger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | leeg | leger | het leegst het leegste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | lege | legere | leegste |
n. sing. | leeg | leger | leegste | |
plural | lege | legere | leegste | |
definite | lege | legere | leegste | |
partitive | leegs | legers | — |
Antonyms
- vol
Derived terms
- leeghoofd
- leeglopen
- leegloper
- leegmaken
- leegstaan, leegstand
- leegte
Descendants
- Negerhollands: leeg
- → Sranan Tongo: leigi
- → Aukan: leigi
- → Caribbean Javanese: légi
Verb
leeg
- first-person singular present indicative of legen
- imperative of legen
Anagrams
- egel, geel, gele, lege
German Low German
Adjective
leeg
- Alternative spelling of leeg'.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- laeg
- liig
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *liqəʀ (compare Bikol Central liog, Bolinao liey, Cebuano liog, Maguindanao lig, Maranao lig, Tausug liug), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ (compare Malay leher, Hawaiian leo (“voice”), Maori reo (“voice; language”), Tetum lian (“voice; language”)), from Proto-Austronesian *liqəʀ (compare Amis li'el).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: le‧eg
- IPA(key): /leˈʔeɡ/, [leˈʔeɡ]
Noun
leég (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜁᜄ᜔)
- (anatomy) neck
- part of a garment that covers or encircles the neck
Derived terms
- leegan
Further reading
- “leeg”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
West Flemish
Etymology
From Middle Dutch laech, from Old Dutch *lāg, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleːɦ/
- Rhymes: -eːɦ
Adjective
leeg (comparative leger, superlative leegst)
- lazy