leiga

Faroese

Verb

leiga (third person singular past indicative leigaði, third person plural past indicative leigað, supine leigað)

  1. to rent

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine leigað
present past
first singular leigi leigaði
second singular leigar leigaði
third singular leigar leigaði
plural leiga leigaðu
participle (a6)1 leigandi leigaður
imperative
singular leiga!
plural leigið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleiːɣa/
  • Rhymes: -eiːɣa

Noun

leiga f (genitive singular leigu, nominative plural leigur)

  1. rent

Declension

Declension of leiga (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leiga leigan leigur leigurnar
accusative leigu leiguna leigur leigurnar
dative leigu leigunni leigum leigunum
genitive leigu leigunnar leigna, leiga leignanna, leiganna
  • leigja (to rent, to lease)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

leiga (present tense leiger, past tense leigde, past participle leigt/leigd, passive infinitive leigast, present participle leigande, imperative leig)

  1. alternative form of leige

Noun

leiga f (definite singular leiga, indefinite plural leiger or leigor, definite plural leigene or leigone)

  1. definite singular of leige
  2. (pre-2012) alternative form of leige

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *laigijaną (to lend).

Alternative forms

Verb

leiga (past participle leigðr)

  1. (transitive) to hire, rent
Conjugation
Conjugation of leiga — active (weak class 1)
infinitive leiga
present participle leigandi
past participle leigðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular leigi leigða leiga leigða
2nd person singular leigir leigðir leigir leigðir
3rd person singular leigir leigði leigi leigði
1st person plural leigum leigðum leigim leigðim
2nd person plural leigið leigðuð leigið leigðið
3rd person plural leiga leigðu leigi leigði
imperative present
2nd person singular leig, leigi
1st person plural leigum
2nd person plural leigið
Conjugation of leiga — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive leigask
present participle leigandisk
past participle leigzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular leigumk leigðumk leigumk leigðumk
2nd person singular leigisk leigðisk leigisk leigðisk
3rd person singular leigisk leigðisk leigisk leigðisk
1st person plural leigumsk leigðumsk leigimsk leigðimsk
2nd person plural leigizk leigðuzk leigizk leigðizk
3rd person plural leigask leigðusk leigisk leigðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular leigsk, leigisk
1st person plural leigumsk
2nd person plural leigizk
Descendants
  • Icelandic: leigja
  • Faroese: leiga
  • Norwegian Bokmål: leie
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leiga
  • Old Swedish: lēghia, lēgha
  • Danish: leje

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *laigǭ f (loan).

Noun

leiga f (genitive leigu)

  1. hire, rent
  2. pay
Declension
Declension of leiga (weak ōn-stem, singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite definite
nominative leiga leigan
accusative leigu leiguna
dative leigu leigunni
genitive leigu leigunnar
Descendants

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Adjective

leiga

  1. feminine singular of leigo