legat

legat

See also: légat

English

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of legal attaché.

Noun

legat (plural legats)

1. A legal attaché.

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Latin

Etymology 1

From legō (“read”).

Verb

legat

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of legō

Etymology 2

From lēx (“a formal motion for a law”).

Verb

lēgat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of lēgō

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin legatum.

Noun

legat n (definite singular legatet, indefinite plural legat or legater, definite plural legata or legatene)

1. endowment, bequest, legacy
   • 2017, "Udødelig" by Linda Ask-Knutsen, EbnPublish →ISBN

     Moses styrte legatet og en bankboks, som noen er interessert i.

     Moses managed the legacy and a safe-deposit box that some are interested in.

References

• “legat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “legat_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• egalt, galet, galte, lagte, laget, talge, tegla

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin legatum.

Noun

legat n (definite singular legatet, indefinite plural legat, definite plural legata)

1. endowment, bequest, legacy

References

• “legat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin.

Noun

legat m (oblique plural legaz or legatz, nominative singular legaz or legatz, nominative plural legat)

1. legate (governor appointed by the Pope)
2. legate (governor in Ancient Rome)

Descendants

• → English: legate
• French: légat

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēgātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.ɡat/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡat
• Syllabification: le‧gat

Noun

legat m pers

1. (Catholicism) legate (deputy representing the Pope)
2. (historical) legate (deputy of a provincial governer in ancient Rome)

Declension

Declension of legat

	singular	plural
nominative	legat	legaci
genitive	legata	legatów
dative	legatowi	legatom
accusative	legata	legatów
instrumental	legatem	legatami
locative	legacie	legatach
vocative	legacie	legaci

Noun

legat m inan

1. (law) legacy (money or property bequeathed in a will)

   Synonym: zapis

Declension

Declension of legat

	singular	plural
nominative	legat	legaty
genitive	legatu	legatów
dative	legatowi	legatom
accusative	legat	legaty
instrumental	legatem	legatami
locative	legacie	legatach
vocative	legacie	legaty

Further reading

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

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Romanian

Etymology

Past participle of lega.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -at

Adjective

legat m or n (feminine singular legată, masculine plural legați, feminine and neuter plural legate)

1. tied, bound

Declension

Declension of legat

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	legat		legată	legați	legate
	definite	legatul		legata	legații	legatele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	legat		legate	legați	legate
	definite	legatului		legatei	legaților	legatelor

Adverb

legat

1. coherently

Verb

legat (past participle of lega)

1. past participle of lega

Declension

Declension of legat

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	legat		legată	legați	legate
	definite	legatul		legata	legații	legatele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	legat		legate	legați	legate
	definite	legatului		legatei	legaților	legatelor

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Swedish

Etymology 1

From Latin legatum. Compare English legacy and German Legat.

Noun

legat n

1. an endowment, a legacy

Declension

Declension of legat
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	legat	legatet	legat	legaten
Genitive	legats	legatets	legats	legatens

Etymology 2

From Latin legatus. Compare German Legat, English legate, and French légat.

Noun

legat c

1. a legate, an emissary

Declension

Declension of legat
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	legat	legaten	legater	legaterna
Genitive	legats	legatens	legaters	legaternas

Related terms

• legation

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

legat

1. supine of ligga.

Anagrams

• galet, laget