legen

See also: Legen

Albanian

Etymology

A formation from lag.

Noun

legen m (indefinite plural legena, definite singular legeni, definite plural legenat)

  1. basin, bucket
  2. plowshare
  3. the person who is first to take action
  4. a new act or plan

Danish

Noun

legen c

  1. definite singular of leg

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eːɣən
  • IPA(key): /ˈleːɣə(n)/

Verb

legen

  1. to empty

Inflection

Inflection of legen (weak)
infinitive legen
past singular leegde
past participle geleegd
infinitive legen
gerund legen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular leegleegde
2nd person sing. (jij) leegtleegde
2nd person sing. (u) leegtleegde
2nd person sing. (gij) leegtleegde
3rd person singular leegtleegde
plural legenleegden
subjunctive sing.1 legeleegde
subjunctive plur.1 legenleegden
imperative sing. leeg
imperative plur.1 leegt
participles legendgeleegd
1) Archaic.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German legen, from Old High German leggen, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Compare Dutch leggen, English lay, Danish lægge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːɡŋ̩/, /ˈleːɡən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: le‧gen

Verb

legen (third-person singular simple present legt, past tense legte, past participle gelegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to lay (etw./jmdn. auf etw. (Akk.))
  2. (transitive) to lean (etw. (Akk.) an etw. (Akk.))
  3. (reflexive) to lie down (auf etw. (Akk.))
    Ich lege mich auf das Bett.
    I lie down on the bed.

Conjugation

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Further reading


Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

legen

  1. sand

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

legen m

  1. definite singular of lege

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

legen m

  1. definite singular of lege

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlejen/

Verb

leġen

  1. past participle of licgan

Synonyms

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