See also -leg, and leg-
English[]
Etymology[]
From Old Norse leggr (Swedish lägg, Icelandic leggur, Norwegian legg).
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
Singular
Leg
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Leg ({{{1}}})
- The lower limb of a human being or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle.
- (anatomy) The portion of the lower appendage of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
- A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
- A stage of a journey.
- Template:Nautical A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
- Template:Nautical One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
- A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
- One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
- A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, supporting it from underneath.
Derived terms[]
Terms derived from the noun "leg"
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.
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- 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)
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portion of the lower appendage from knee to ankle
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.
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- Portuguese: calça pt(pt)
- Russian: штанина ru(ru) (štanína) f.
- Swahili: sura sw(sw)
- Swedish: ben sv(sv) n.
- Telugu: కాలు (kaalu)
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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.
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- Russian: этап (etáp) m., переход (perexód) m.
- Spanish: etapa es(es) f.
- Swahili: sura sw(sw)
- Swedish: etapp c.
- Telugu: అంచె (aMche)
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(nautical) distance done without changing the sails from one side to the other
(nautical) side of a route in a sailing race
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.
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- 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.
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side in a triangle
- Finnish: kateetti fi(fi)
- Norwegian: side no(no) c., sidekant no(no) m.
- Portuguese: cateto pt(pt)
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- Russian: катет ru(ru) (kátet) m.
- Swedish: katet sv(sv) c.
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supporting protrusion of an inanimate object
- Irish: cos ga(ga) f.
- Russian: ножка ru(ru) (nóžka) f.
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See also[]
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- shank
- shin
- thick
- thigh
- vertebra
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Verb[]
Infinitive
to Leg
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Third person singular
leg
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Simple past
ing
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Past participle
-
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Present participle
g
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to Leg (third-person singular simple present leg, present participle g, simple past and past participle ing)
- To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.
- To remove the legs from an animal carcass.
- To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.
Derived terms[]
Anagrams[]
Danish[]
Etymology[]
From Old Norse leikr.
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /lɑj/, [lɑjˀ]
- Homophones: lej
Noun[]
Leg c. (singular definite Legen, plural indefinite Lege)
- play, game
- (zoology) spawning (fish)
Inflection[]
Inflection of Leg
common gender
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Singular
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Plural
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indefinite |
definite |
indefinite |
definite
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nominative, dative and accusative
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Leg
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Legen
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Lege
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Legene
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genitive
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Legs
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Legens
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Leges
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Legenes
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Dutch[]
Verb[]
Leg
- The first-person singular present indicative of leggen.
- The imperative of leggen.
German[]
Verb[]
leg(e)
- (first-person singular indicative present tense of legen) lay, put
Icelandic[]
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
Template:Is-noun
- uterus
Declension[]
Template:Is-decl-noun-base
Derived terms[]
- leggöng
- legháls
- leghálssýking
- legnám
Romanian[]
Pronunciation[]
Verb[]
leg
- Template:Ro-form-verb
- Template:Ro-form-verb
Swedish[]
Noun[]
leg (also legg) n.
- (slang) Short form of legitimation: any kind of ID card.
Torres Strait Creole[]
Etymology[]
From English leg.
Noun[]
leg
- lower leg, foot
Synonyms[]
ar:leg
ast:leg
zh-min-nan:leg
ca:leg
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co:leg
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de:leg
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kn:leg
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nl:leg
ja:leg
no:leg
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tpi:leg
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ru:leg
scn:leg
simple:leg
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tr:leg
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vi:leg
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zh:leg