leges
English
Verb
leges
- third-person singular simple present indicative of lege
Noun
leges
- plural of lex
Danish
Noun
leges c
- indefinite genitive singular of leg
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lēgēs, plural of lēx.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleː.ɣəs/, /ˈleː.ʒəs/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: le‧ges
Noun
leges pl (plural only)
- administrative fees paid to a government
Interlingua
Noun
leges
- plural of lege
Ladin
Noun
leges
- plural of lege
Latin
Etymology 1
Inflection of legō (“read”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫɛ.ɡeːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlɛː.d͡ʒes]
Verb
legēs
- second-person singular future active indicative of legō (Etymology 1)
Etymology 2
From lēx (“a formal motion for a law”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫeː.ɡeːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlɛː.d͡ʒes]
Noun
lēgēs f
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of lēx
References
- “leges”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “leges”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
leges
- plural of lege (“league”)
Etymology 2
Noun
leges
- plural of lege (“liege”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
leges
- passive form of lege