# lega
## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɛːɣa/
* Rhymes: -ɛːɣa

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse lega.

#### Noun

lega f (genitive singular legu, nominative plural legur)
* the condition of lying (in a bed, etc.)
* a period of infirmity, confinement to one’s bed, due to illness
    Hann er nýstaðinn upp úr langri legu. ― He has just recovered from a long period of illness.
* position, situation
* anchorage, roadstead
* bearing (in a machine)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

lega n
* indefinite genitive plural of leg

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈle.ɡa/
* Rhymes: -eɡa
* Hyphenation: lé‧ga

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

lega f (plural leghe)
* league (politics, sports, distance), gang
* association, society
* (chemistry) alloy
    metallo di bassa lega ― base metal
    … di bassa lega ― vulgar, basic …
* league (unit of measure)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

lega
* inflection of legare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* Gela, gale, gela

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈleː.ɡaː/, [ˈɫ̪eːɡäː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈle.ɡa/, [ˈlɛːɡä]

### Verb

lēgā
* second-person singular present active imperative of lēgō

### References

* "lega", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Livonian
### Alternative forms

* liegā (Courland)

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lika. Cognates include Finnish lika.

### Noun

lega
* dirt
* mud

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* leget
* legte (simple past)
* legt (past participle)

### Verb

lega
* inflection of lege:
** simple past
** past participle

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

lega f (definite singular lega, indefinite plural leger or legor, definite plural legene or legone)
* definite singular of lege
* (pre-2012) alternative form of lege

### Anagrams

* alge, egal, egla, gale, lage

## Old Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈl͈ʲeɣa/

### Verb

·lega
* third-person singular present indicative conjunct 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 Norse
### Etymology

Nominal formation related to liggja (“to lie”).

### Noun

lega f
* lying in bed

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: lega f
* Norwegian Nynorsk: lege f
* Norwegian Bokmål: leie n (merged with lægi)

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “lega”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɛ.ɡa/
* Rhymes: -ɛɡa
* Syllabification: le‧ga

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

lega f
* (bookbinding) gathering
    Synonym: składka

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

lega
* third-person singular present of legać

### Further reading

* lega in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Verb

lega
* inflection of legar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Romanian
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin ligāre, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /leˈɡa/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

a lega (third-person singular present leagă, past participle legat) 1st conjugation
* to tie, bind, connect

#### Derived terms

* legare

#### Related terms

* dezlega
* legământ
* legătură

### Further reading

* lega in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Samoan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *renga, from Proto-Oceanic *renga. Cognate with Hawaiian lena, Tahitian reʻa, Tongan enga and Maori rengarenga (“Arthropodium cirratum”).

### Noun

lega
* turmeric

#### Usage notes

Before being cooked, it is called ago.

### References

* ↑ “Renga”, in Te Māra Reo, Benson Family Trust, 2022

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleɡa/ [ˈle.ɣ̞a]
* Rhymes: -eɡa
* Syllabification: le‧ga

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

lega f (plural legas)
* female equivalent of lego

#### Adjective

lega f
* feminine singular of lego

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

lega
* inflection of legar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Verb

-lega (infinitive kulega)
* to be loose, limp; careless, negligent
* to swing, oscillate

#### Conjugation

Conjugation of -lega :
| Positive present | -nalega |
| Subjunctive | -lege |
| Negative | -legi |
| Imperative singular | lega |
Infinitives :
| Positive | kulega |
| Negative | kutolega |
Imperatives :
| Singular | lega |
| Plural | legeni |
Tensed forms :
| Habitual | hulega |
| Positive past | positive subject concord + -lilega |
| Negative past | negative subject concord + -kulega |
| Positive future | positive subject concord + -talega |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -talega |
| Negative subjunctive | positive subject concord + -silege |
| Positive present conditional | positive subject concord + -ngelega |
| Negative present conditional | positive subject concord + -singelega |
| Positive past conditional | positive subject concord + -ngalilega |
| Negative past conditional | positive subject concord + -singalilega |
| Perfect | positive subject concord + -melega |
| "Already" | positive subject concord + -meshalega |
| "Not yet" | negative subject concord + -jalega |
| "If/When" | positive subject concord + -kilega |
| "If not" | positive subject concord + -sipolega |
| Consecutive | kalega / positive subject concord + -kalega |
| Consecutive subjunctive | positive subject concord + -kalege |
Relative forms :
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. :

#### Derived terms

* Verbal derivations:
** Causative: -legeza (“to loosen”)
** Passive: -legwa

## Swedish
### Etymology 1

From Old Swedish legha, lægha, from Old Norse lega, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną (“to lie; to rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”). Doublet of lager and läger.

#### Noun

lega c
* berth (location for laying)
* lodge (den or cave)

##### Usage notes

Common in hunting to describe a mammal's place of rest.

##### Derived terms

* daglega
* nattlega

##### Related terms

* ligga
* läge

### Etymology 2

From Old Swedish lēgha, from Old Norse leiga (“hire, rent, pay”), from Proto-Germanic *laigǭ (“loan”), from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave”). Cognate of Danish leie. Doublet of lån and län.

#### Noun

lega c
* (archaic) hire, contract, remuneration

##### Derived terms

* legoavtal (“locatio conductio”)
* legoarbete (“contract work”)
* legohjon (“agricultural contract servant”)
* legokomponent (“contracted component”)
* legoknekt (“[historical] mercenary”)
* legosoldat (“mercenary”)
* legostämma (“rental agreement”)
* legotillverkning (“contract manufacturer”)
* saklega
* tjänstelega

##### Related terms

* leja

### References

* lega in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* lega in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* lega in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* lega in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
* legha in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
* lägha in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L

### Anagrams

* Lage