leiga

Faroese

Verb

leiga (third person singular past indicative leigaði, third person plural past indicative leigað, supine leigað)

  1. to rent

Conjugation
Conjugation of leiga (group v-30)
infinitive leiga
supine leigað
participle (a6)1 leigandi leigaður
present past
first singular leigi leigaði
second singular leigar leigaði
third singular leigar leigaði
plural leiga leigaðu
imperative
singular leiga!
plural leigið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈleiːɣa/
  • Rhymes: -eiːɣa

Noun

leiga f (genitive singular leigu, no plural)

  1. rent

Declension
declension of leiga
f-w1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative leiga leigan
accusative leigu leiguna
dative leigu leigunni
genitive leigu leigunnar
  • leigja (“to rent, to lease”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

leiga (present tense leiger, past tense leigde, past participle leigt/leigd, passive infinitive leigast, present participle leigande, imperative leig)

  1. alternative form of leige

Noun

leiga f (definite singular leiga, indefinite plural leiger or leigor, definite plural leigene or leigone)

  1. definite singular of leige
  2. (pre-2012) alternative form of leige

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *laigijaną (“to lend”).

Alternative forms

Verb

leiga (past participle leigðr)

  1. (transitive) to hire, rent
Conjugation
Conjugation of leiga — active (weak class 1)
infinitive leiga
present participle leigandi
past participle leigðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular leigi leigða
2nd-person singular leigir leigðir
3rd-person singular leigir leigði
1st-person plural leigum leigðum
2nd-person plural leigið leigðuð
3rd-person plural leiga leigðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular leiga leigða
2nd-person singular leigir leigðir
3rd-person singular leigi leigði
1st-person plural leigim leigðim
2nd-person plural leigið leigðið
3rd-person plural leigi leigði
imperative present
2nd-person singular leig, leigi
1st-person plural leigum
2nd-person plural leigið
Conjugation of leiga — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive leigask
present participle leigandisk
past participle leigzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular leigumk leigðumk
2nd-person singular leigisk leigðisk
3rd-person singular leigisk leigðisk
1st-person plural leigumsk leigðumsk
2nd-person plural leigizk leigðuzk
3rd-person plural leigask leigðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular leigumk leigðumk
2nd-person singular leigisk leigðisk
3rd-person singular leigisk leigðisk
1st-person plural leigimsk leigðimsk
2nd-person plural leigizk leigðizk
3rd-person plural leigisk leigðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular leigsk, leigisk
1st-person plural leigumsk
2nd-person plural leigizk
Descendants
  • Icelandic: leigja
  • Faroese: leiga
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leiga
  • Old Swedish: lēghia, lēgha
  • Danish: leje
    • Norwegian Bokmål: leie
  • → Northern Sami: luojkkat
  • → Northern Sami: lájggit

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *laigǭ f (“loan”).

Noun

leiga f (genitive leigu)

  1. hire, rent
  2. pay
Declension
  Declension of leiga (weak ōn-stem, singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite definite
nominative leiga leigan
accusative leigu leiguna
dative leigu leigunni
genitive leigu leigunnar
Descendants

References
  • “leiga”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Portuguese

Adjective

leiga

  1. feminine singular of leigo
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