Leg

See also -leg, and leg-

English

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Legs.

Etymology

From Old Norse leggr (Swedish lägg, Icelandic leggur, Norwegian legg).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɛg/

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  Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Noun

Singular Leg

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1. The lower limb of a human being or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle.
2. (anatomy) The portion of the lower appendage of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
3. A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
4. A stage of a journey.
5. Template:Nautical A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
6. Template:Nautical One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
7. A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
8. One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
9. A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, supporting it from underneath.

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun "leg"

foreleg get one's leg over hind leg leg break leg-breaker leggy

leg it legroom legs eleven legwork make a leg pull a leg

shake a leg show a bit of leg show a leg stretch one's legs

Translations

lower limb from groin to ankle

Arabic: رجل ar(ar) (rijl) f., ساق ar(ar) (saaq) f. Armenian: ոտք hy(hy) (otk’) Belarusian: нага be(be) (nahá) f. Bosnian: noga bs(bs) f. Breton: gar f. Catalan: cama f. ^ [1] Chamicuro: koselo Cherokee: ᎦᎦᎶᎢ chr(chr) (gagaloi) Chinese: Mandarin: 腿 cmn(cmn) (tuǐ) Croatian: noga hr(hr) Czech: noha cs(cs) f. Danish: ben da(da) Dutch: been nl(nl) n. Erzya: пильге (pilge) Esperanto: kruro eo(eo) Finnish: jalka fi(fi), sääri fi(fi) French: jambe fr(fr) f. Georgian: ფეხი ka(ka) (pekhi) German: Bein de(de) n. Greek: πόδι el(el) (pódi) n. Guaraní: kupy, etyma (t-) Hebrew: רגל he(he) (regel) f. Hindi: पांव hi(hi) (pā.nv), पैर hi(hi) (pér), पाया hi(hi) (pāyā) Hungarian: láb hu(hu) Icelandic: fótur is(is) m., fótleggur is(is) m., leggur is(is) m. Ido: gambo Indonesian: kaki, betis (the lower part) Interlingua: gamba Irish: cos ga(ga) f. Italian: gamba f. (human), zampa f. (animal), coscia f. (chicken) Japanese: 脚 ja(ja) (あし, ash) Kikuyu: magoro Korean: 다리 ko(ko) (dari) Kurdish: لاق ku(ku) Latin: crus la(la) n.

Latvian: kāja f. Limburgish: bein n. Lower Sorbian: noga f. Luhya: sikele, sikele Malay: kaki ms(ms) Malayalam: കാല്‍ (kaal) Maltese: sieq Marathi: पाय (pāy) Norwegian: bein no(no) n. Occitan: camba oc(oc) f. Old Church Slavonic: [[нога#Template:Cu|Template:Cyrs]] (noga) f. Old English: scanca m. Persian: پا fa(fa) (pâ) Polish: noga pl(pl) f. Portuguese: perna pt(pt) f. Rapa Nui: horeko va’e Romanian: picior ro(ro) n., gambă ro(ro) Russian: нога ru(ru) (nogá) f. Sanskrit: पाद (pāda) Scottish Gaelic: cas f. Serbian: Cyrillic: нога f. Roman: noga f. Sicilian: jamma f. Spanish: pierna f., pata f. (animal) Swahili: mguu, miguu pl (noun 3/4), mguu sw(sw) Swedish: ben sv(sv) n. Taos: xų́nemą Telugu: కాలు (kaalu) Thai: ขา th(th) (kăa) Tupinambá: kupy, etymã (t-) Turkish: bacak tr(tr) Ukrainian: нога uk(uk) (nohá) f. Upper Sorbian: noha Vietnamese: chân vi(vi) West Frisian: skonk fy(fy)

portion of the lower appendage from knee to ankle

Polish: łydka pl(pl) f.

Swahili: mguu sw(sw)

part of garment covering the leg

Danish: ben da(da) Erzya: понкс пильге (ponks pilge) Finnish: lahje, puntti (colloquial) Icelandic: buxnaskálm f., skálm f. Norwegian: bein no(no) n. Polish: nogawka pl(pl) f.

Portuguese: calça pt(pt) Russian: штанина ru(ru) (štanína) f. Swahili: sura sw(sw) Swedish: ben sv(sv) n. Telugu: కాలు (kaalu)

stage of journey

Danish: etape Finnish: etappi, legi (in sailing) German: Etappe de(de) f. Icelandic: áfangi m. Norwegian: etappe no(no) m. Polish: etap (podróży) m.

Russian: этап (etáp) m., переход (perexód) m. Spanish: etapa es(es) f. Swahili: sura sw(sw) Swedish: etapp c. Telugu: అంచె (aMche)

(nautical) distance done without changing the sails from one side to the other

Finnish: legi fi(fi)

Swahili: sura sw(sw)

(nautical) side of a route in a sailing race

Finnish: legi fi(fi)

Swahili: sura sw(sw)

game played in a tournament

Danish: runde Finnish: ottelu fi(fi) Norwegian: spill no(no) n., kamp no(no) m., parti no(no) n. Polish: mecz pl(pl) Portuguese: partida pt(pt) f.

Russian: этап (etáp) m. in a relay-race, круг (krug) m. running, тур (tur) m. of a contest Swahili: sura sw(sw) Swedish: omgång c., runda c.

side in a triangle

Finnish: kateetti fi(fi) Norwegian: side no(no) c., sidekant no(no) m. Portuguese: cateto pt(pt)

Russian: катет ru(ru) (kátet) m. Swedish: katet sv(sv) c.

supporting protrusion of an inanimate object

Irish: cos ga(ga) f. Russian: ножка ru(ru) (nóžka) f.

Swahili: sura sw(sw)

See also

ankle arm buttocks calf elbow foot

hip joint knee lap limb

shank shin thick thigh vertebra

Verb

Infinitive to Leg

Third person singular leg

Simple past ing

Past participle -

Present participle g

to Leg (third-person singular simple present leg, present participle g, simple past and past participle ing)

1. To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.
2. To remove the legs from an animal carcass.
3. To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.

Derived terms

• leg it

Anagrams

• egl,
• ElG, ELG
• gel

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse leikr.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɑj/, [lɑjˀ]
• Homophones: lej

Noun

Leg c. (singular definite Legen, plural indefinite Lege)

1. play, game
2. (zoology) spawning (fish)

Inflection

    Inflection of Leg

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	Leg	Legen	Lege	Legene
genitive	Legs	Legens	Leges	Legenes

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Dutch

Verb

Leg

1. The first-person singular present indicative of leggen.
2. The imperative of leggen.

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German

Verb

leg(e)

1. (first-person singular indicative present tense of legen) lay, put

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɛːɣ/

  Rhymes: -ɛːɣ

Noun

Template:Is-noun

1. uterus

Declension

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Derived terms

• leggöng
• legháls
• leghálssýking
• legnám

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [leg]

Verb

leg

1. Template:Ro-form-verb
2. Template:Ro-form-verb

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Swedish

Noun

leg (also legg) n.

1. (slang) Short form of legitimation: any kind of ID card.

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Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English leg.

Noun

leg

1. lower leg, foot

Synonyms

• ngar (western dialect)

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