# legar
## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈle.ɡar/, [ˈɫ̪ɛɡär]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈle.ɡar/, [ˈlɛːɡär]

### Verb

legar
* inflection of legō:
** first-person singular future passive indicative
** first-person singular present passive subjunctive

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

legar m
* indefinite plural of lege

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin ligāre.

### Verb

legar
* to tie, bind

#### Conjugation
### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “legar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Old Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈl͈ʲeɣar/

### Verb

legar
* passive singular imperative of legaid

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Old Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin ligāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /leˈɡaɾ/

### Verb

legar
* to tie, bind (e.g. with rope)
** c. 1260, Gonzalo de Berceo, Milagros de Nuestra Señora:legáronli las manos con un fuerte dogal.They tied his hands together with a strong noose.
* to make impotent for procreation through the use of a spell or hex

#### Related terms

* enlegar
* legador
* legadura

#### Descendants

* Spanish: legar (regional, rare)

### References

* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “legar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɛ.ɡar/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛɡar
* Syllabification: le‧gar

### Noun

legar m inan
* joist

#### Declension
### Further reading

* legar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* legar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin legāre.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /leˈɡa(ʁ)/ [leˈɡa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /leˈɡa(ʁ)/ [leˈɡa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /leˈɡa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /leˈɡa(ʁ)/ [leˈɡa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /leˈɡa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /lɨˈɡaɾ/ [lɨˈɣaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /lɨˈɡaɾ/ [lɨˈɣaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /lɨˈɡa.ɾi/ [lɨˈɣa.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: le‧gar

### Verb

legar (first-person singular present lego, first-person singular preterite leguei, past participle legado)
* (transitive) to bequeath, leave, will (make a bequest)
* (transitive) to legate

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

### Further reading

* “legar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “legar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “legar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “legar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “legar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “legar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Romanian
### Etymology

Unknown.

### Noun

legar n (plural legare)
* ruler (instrument)

#### Declension
### References

* legar in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /leˈɡaɾ/ [leˈɣ̞aɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: le‧gar

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin lēgāre.

#### Verb

legar (first-person singular present lego, first-person singular preterite legué, past participle legado)
* (transitive) to hand down

##### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

##### Related terms

* legal
* ley

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Spanish legar, inherited from Latin ligāre. Compare the doublets ligar and liar.

#### Verb

legar (first-person singular present lego, first-person singular preterite legué, past participle legado)
* (transitive, rare) to join, bring together, unite
    Synonyms: juntar, congregar, reunir
* (transitive, rare, regional) to tie or bind (especially in the context of tying sheep for shearing)
    Synonym: atar

##### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### References

* ↑ “N4NTDsX”, 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
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “legar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

### Further reading

* “legar”, 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