lleer

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • ller (archaic)
  • llier (Western, nonstandard)
  • llïer (Western, nonstandard)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Leonese lleer, from Latin legere. Probably with a learned re-introduction of the double vowel, as the most common form before the 20th century was ller.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʎeˈeɾ/ [ʎeˈeɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: lle‧er
    • (Meridional) IPA(key): [t͡seˈeɾ]
    • (Western) IPA(key): [ʎiˈeɾ]
      • (Patsuezu) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiˈeɾ(ɪ)]
      • (Cunqueiru) IPA(key): [ɖiˈeɾ]

Verb

lleer

  1. to read

Further reading

  • “lleer”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “lleer”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
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