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)
- shank, lower leg
- 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
- second/third-person singular present indicative of fara
Conjugation
Conjugation of leggja
| v-20 | ||||
| infinitive | leggja | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | leggjandi | |||
| past participle a8 | lagdur | |||
| supine | lagt | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | leggi | leggur | leggur | leggja |
| past | legði | legði | legði | løgdu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | leggj! | — | leggjið! |
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)
- leg, shank syn.
- stalk syn.
- bone syn.
- (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 |
Synonyms
- (leg): def. fótleggur
- (stalk): def. stilkur
- (bone): def. bein
Derived terms
- komast á legg
- handleggur
- lærleggur