lej
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *laudnja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“to grow”), cognate with Sanskrit रोधति (ródhati, “to grow”), Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (raodaiti), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (liudan, “to grow”)[1]. Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *(a)lei-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, feed, live on”). Cognate to Latin alō (“to nourish, bring up (child)”) and Breton ala (“to bear, give birth”).
Related terms
References
- A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, V.Orel, Brill, Leiden Boston 2003, p.242
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Romanian lei, plural of leu (“leu”) (literally, "lion"), from Latin leō (“lion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɛj]
- Hyphenation: lej
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | lej | lejek |
accusative | lejt | lejeket |
dative | lejnek | lejeknek |
instrumental | lejjel | lejekkel |
causal-final | lejért | lejekért |
translative | lejjé | lejekké |
terminative | lejig | lejekig |
essive-formal | lejként | lejekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | lejben | lejekben |
superessive | lejen | lejeken |
adessive | lejnél | lejeknél |
illative | lejbe | lejekbe |
sublative | lejre | lejekre |
allative | lejhez | lejekhez |
elative | lejből | lejekből |
delative | lejről | lejekről |
ablative | lejtől | lejektől |
Possessive forms of lej | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | lejem | lejeim |
2nd person sing. | lejed | lejeid |
3rd person sing. | leje | lejei |
1st person plural | lejünk | lejeink |
2nd person plural | lejetek | lejeitek |
3rd person plural | lejük | lejeik |
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin lacus, from Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”).
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