# leso
## Finnish
### Etymology

Derived irregularly (as slang) from leuhka and leveä.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleso/, [ˈle̞s̠o̞]
* Rhymes: -eso
* Hyphenation: le‧so

### Adjective

leso (comparative lesompi, superlative lesoin) (colloquial)
* boastful, braggadocious

#### Declension

Possessive forms of leso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lesoni
lesoni
accusative
nom.
lesoni
lesoni
gen.
lesoni
genitive
lesoni
lesojeni
partitive
lesoani
lesojani
inessive
lesossani
lesoissani
elative
lesostani
lesoistani
illative
lesooni
lesoihini
adessive
lesollani
lesoillani
ablative
lesoltani
lesoiltani
allative
lesolleni
lesoilleni
essive
lesonani
lesoinani
translative
lesokseni
lesoikseni
abessive
lesottani
lesoittani
instructive
comitative
—lesoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lesosi
lesosi
accusative
nom.
lesosi
lesosi
gen.
lesosi
genitive
lesosi
lesojesi
partitive
lesoasi
lesojasi
inessive
lesossasi
lesoissasi
elative
lesostasi
lesoistasi
illative
lesoosi
lesoihisi
adessive
lesollasi
lesoillasi
ablative
lesoltasi
lesoiltasi
allative
lesollesi
lesoillesi
essive
lesonasi
lesoinasi
translative
lesoksesi
lesoiksesi
abessive
lesottasi
lesoittasi
instructive
comitative
—lesoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lesomme
lesomme
accusative
nom.
lesomme
lesomme
gen.
lesomme
genitive
lesomme
lesojemme
partitive
lesoamme
lesojamme
inessive
lesossamme
lesoissamme
elative
lesostamme
lesoistamme
illative
lesoomme
lesoihimme
adessive
lesollamme
lesoillamme
ablative
lesoltamme
lesoiltamme
allative
lesollemme
lesoillemme
essive
lesonamme
lesoinamme
translative
lesoksemme
lesoiksemme
abessive
lesottamme
lesoittamme
instructive
comitative
—lesoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lesonne
lesonne
accusative
nom.
lesonne
lesonne
gen.
lesonne
genitive
lesonne
lesojenne
partitive
lesoanne
lesojanne
inessive
lesossanne
lesoissanne
elative
lesostanne
lesoistanne
illative
lesoonne
lesoihinne
adessive
lesollanne
lesoillanne
ablative
lesoltanne
lesoiltanne
allative
lesollenne
lesoillenne
essive
lesonanne
lesoinanne
translative
lesoksenne
lesoiksenne
abessive
lesottanne
lesoittanne
instructive
comitative
—lesoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lesonsa
lesonsa
accusative
nom.
lesonsa
lesonsa
gen.
lesonsa
genitive
lesonsa
lesojensa
partitive
lesoaan lesoansa
lesojaan lesojansa
inessive
lesossaan lesossansa
lesoissaan lesoissansa
elative
lesostaan lesostansa
lesoistaan lesoistansa
illative
lesoonsa
lesoihinsa
adessive
lesollaan lesollansa
lesoillaan lesoillansa
ablative
lesoltaan lesoltansa
lesoiltaan lesoiltansa
allative
lesolleen lesollensa
lesoilleen lesoillensa
essive
lesonaan lesonansa
lesoinaan lesoinansa
translative
lesokseen lesoksensa
lesoikseen lesoiksensa
abessive
lesottaan lesottansa
lesoittaan lesoittansa
instructive
comitative
—lesoineen lesoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* lesota
* lesottaa

#### Related terms

* lesoilla
* lesota

### Further reading

* “leso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin laesus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈle.zo/
* Rhymes: -ezo
* Hyphenation: lé‧so

### Participle

leso (feminine lesa, masculine plural lesi, feminine plural lese)
* past participle of ledere

### Adjective

leso (feminine lesa, masculine plural lesi, feminine plural lese)
* damaged
* injured

#### Derived terms

* lesivo

### References

* ↑ leso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* Sole, sole, solé

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɛ.zu/

### Etymology 1

From Latin laesus.

#### Adjective

leso (feminine lesa, masculine plural lesos, feminine plural lesas)
* injured, harmed
    Synonym: lesado
* (Brazil, informal) crazy, foolish

##### Related terms

* lesão
* lesar

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

leso
* first-person singular present indicative of lesar

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronoun

leso
* that; class 7 distal demonstrative.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laesus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleso/ [ˈle.so]
* Rhymes: -eso
* Syllabification: le‧so

### Adjective

leso (feminine lesa, masculine plural lesos, feminine plural lesas)
* hurt, harmed
    Antonym: ileso
* (Chile, derogatory) stupid, idiot (of a person)
    ¡No seas leso! ― Don't be stupid!

#### Derived terms

* crimen de lesa humanidad
* delito de lesa humanidad
* hacerse el leso
* lesear
* lesera

#### Related terms

* lesión

### Further reading

* “leso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese lenço, from Old Galician-Portuguese lenço, from Latin linteum (“linen cloth”), from linteus.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

leso class V (plural maleso class VI)
* handkerchief
    Synonym: hanchifu
* any decorated cloth worn over one's clothing

## Swazi
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronoun

leso
* that; class 7 distal demonstrative.

## Zulu
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /léːso/

### Pronoun

leso
* that; class 7 distal demonstrative.

#### Inflection

Stem -léso :
| Full form | léso |
| Locative | kuleso |
| Full form | léso | léso |
| Locative | kuleso | kuleso |
| Copulative | yileso | yileso |
| Possessive forms |||
| | Modifier | Substantive |
| Class 1 | waleso | owaleso |
| Class 2 | baleso | abaleso |
| Class 3 | waleso | owaleso |
| Class 4 | yaleso | eyaleso |
| Class 5 | laleso | elaleso |
| Class 6 | aleso | awaleso |
| Class 7 | saleso | esaleso |
| Class 8 | zaleso | ezaleso |
| Class 9 | yaleso | eyaleso |
| Class 10 | zaleso | ezaleso |
| Class 11 | lwaleso | olwaleso |
| Class 14 | baleso | obaleso |
| Class 15 | kwaleso | okwaleso |
| Class 17 | kwaleso | okwaleso |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “leso”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “leso (3.9)”