leiga

Faroese

Verb

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

  1. to rent

Conjugation

Conjugation of leiga (group v-30)
infinitive leiga
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