lej

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *laidnja, from an Proto-Indo-European o-grade verb from the root *leyd- (“to release”).[1][2] Alternatively from an *éy-present from the root *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).[3]

Verb

lej (aorist leva, participle lerë)

  1. to give birth, bear (children)
  2. to be born
  3. to rise (of the sun)
    leu dielli ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation
Standard Albanian conjugation of lej (active voice)

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participle lyer
gerund duke lyer
infinitive për të lyer
singular plural
1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers. 1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers.
indicative present lej len len lejmë leni lejnë
imperfect leja leje lente lenim lenit lenin
aorist leva leve leu lyem lyet lyen
perfect kam lyer ke lyer ka lyer kemi lyer keni lyer kanë lyer
past perfect kisha lyer kishe lyer kishte lyer kishim lyer kishit lyer kishin lyer
aorist II pata lyer pate lyer pati lyer patëm lyer patët lyer patën lyer
future1 do të lej do të lesh do të lejë do të lejmë do të leni do të lejnë
future perfect2 do të kem lyer do të kesh lyer do të ketë lyer do të kemi lyer do të keni lyer do të kenë lyer
subjunctive present të lej të lesh të lejë të lejmë të leni të lejnë
imperfect të leja të leje të lente të lenim të lenit të lenin
perfect të kem lyer të kesh lyer të ketë lyer të kemi lyer të keni lyer të kenë lyer
past perfect të kisha lyer të kishe lyer të kishte lyer të kishim lyer të kishit lyer të kishin lyer
conditional1, 2 imperfect do të leja do të leje do të lente do të lenim do të lenit do të lenin
past perfect do të kisha lyer do të kishe lyer do të kishte lyer do të kishim lyer do të kishit lyer do të kishin lyer
optative present lefsha lefsh leftë lefshim lefshit lefshin
perfect paça lyer paç lyer pastë lyer paçim lyer paçit lyer paçin lyer
admirative present lyekam lyeke lyeka lyekemi lyekeni lyekan
imperfect lyekësha lyekëshe lyekësh lyekëshim lyekëshit lyekëshin
perfect paskam lyer paske lyer paska lyer paskemi lyer paskeni lyer paskan lyer
past perfect paskësha lyer paskëshe lyer paskësh lyer paskëshim lyer paskëshit lyer paskëshin lyer
imperative present — le — — leni —
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 217
  2. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “lei̯d-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 402–403
  3. Demiraj, B. (1997) “lej”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi

Further reading
  • “lej”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛj]

Verb

lej

  1. second-person singular imperative of lít
    Synonym: lij

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɑj/, [lɑjˀ]
  • Homophone: leg

Verb

lej

  1. imperative of leje

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian lei, plural of leu (“leu”) (literally, "lion"), from Latin leō (“lion”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛj]
  • Hyphenation: lej
  • Rhymes: -ɛj

Noun

lej (plural lejek)

  1. leu (currency of Romania)
  2. leu (currency of Moldova)

Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
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
non-attributive
possessive - singular		 lejé lejeké
non-attributive
possessive - plural		 lejéi lejekéi
Possessive forms of lej
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

Anagrams

Polish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɛj/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛj
  • Syllabification: lej

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lijь.

Noun

lej m inan (diminutive lejek)

  1. large funnel
  2. crater, shell-pit
Declension
Declension of lej
singular plural
nominative lej leje
genitive leja lejów
dative lejowi lejom
accusative lej leje
instrumental lejem lejami
locative leju lejach
vocative leju leje

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Romanian leu, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).

Noun

lej m animal

  1. leu (currency of Moldova and Romania)
Declension
Declension of lej
singular plural
nominative lej leje
genitive leja lejów/lei
dative lejowi lejom
accusative leja leje
instrumental lejem lejami
locative leju lejach
vocative leju leje

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lej

  1. second-person singular imperative of lać

Further reading
  • lej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lej in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romansch

Alternative forms
  • lag (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)
  • lai (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader)
  • laitg (Sutsilvan)

Etymology

From Latin lacus, from Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”).

Noun

lej m (plural lejs)

  1. (Puter) lake

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛj

Verb

lej

  1. imperative of leja
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