læg
See also: laeg
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz (“leg, thigh”). English leg is borrowed from Old Norse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛːˀɡ/, [ˈlɛˀɡ̊]
Inflection
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛːˀɡ/, [ˈlɛˀɡ̊]
Noun
Etymology 3
From Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus (“lay, layman”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “people”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛːˀɣ/, [ˈlɛˀj], [ˈlɛˀ]
Adjective
læg (neuter lægt, plural and definite singular attributive læge)
- lay (non-professional, non-clergy)
Inflection
Inflection of læg | |||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | læg | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | lægt | — | —2 |
Plural | læge | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | læge | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Derived terms
- lægbroder
- lægdommer
- lægmand
- lægsøster
- lægprædikat
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛɡ/, [lɛɡ̊]
- Homophone: læk
Etymology 5
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛːˀɣ/, [ˈlɛˀj], [ˈlɛˀ]
Norwegian Nynorsk
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