legat
English
Etymology
Syllabic abbreviation of legal attaché.
Noun
legat (plural legats)
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
From legō (“read”).
Verb
legat
- third-person singular present active subjunctive of legō
Etymology 2
From lēx (“a formal motion for a law”).
Verb
lēgat
- third-person singular present active indicative of lēgō
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
legat n (definite singular legatet, indefinite plural legat or legater, definite plural legata or legatene)
- endowment, bequest, legacy
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- Moses styrte legatet og en bankboks, som noen er interessert i.
- Moses managed the legacy and a safe-deposit box that some are interested in.
References
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
legat n (definite singular legatet, indefinite plural legat, definite plural legata)
References
- “legat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin.
Noun
legat oblique singular, m (oblique plural legaz or legatz, nominative singular legaz or legatz, nominative plural legat)
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin lēgātus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.ɡat/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɡat
- Syllabification: le‧gat
Noun
legat m pers
- (Catholicism) legate (deputy representing the Pope)
- (historical) legate (deputy of a provincial governor in ancient Rome)
Declension
Noun
legat m inan
Declension
Further reading
- legat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- legat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Past participle of lega.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -at
Adjective
legat m or n (feminine singular legată, masculine plural legați, feminine and neuter plural legate)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | legat | legată | legați | legate | |||
| definite | legatul | legata | legații | legatele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | legat | legate | legați | legate | |||
| definite | legatului | legatei | legaților | legatelor | ||||
Adverb
legat
Verb
legat (past participle of lega)
- past participle of lega
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | legat | legată | legați | legate | |||
| definite | legatul | legata | legații | legatele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | legat | legate | legați | legate | |||
| definite | legatului | legatei | legaților | legatelor | ||||
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Latin legatum. Compare English legacy and German Legat.
Noun
legat n
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | legat | legats |
| definite | legatet | legatets | |
| plural | indefinite | legat | legats |
| definite | legaten | legatens |
Etymology 2
From Latin legatus. Compare German Legat, English legate, and French légat.
Noun
legat c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | legat | legats |
| definite | legaten | legatens | |
| plural | indefinite | legater | legaters |
| definite | legaterna | legaternas |
Related terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
legat
- supine of ligga
References
- legat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- legat in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- legat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)