legar

== Basque == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /leɡar/ [le.ɣ̞ar] Rhymes: -eɡar, -ar Hyphenation: le‧gar === Noun === legar inan gravel ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “legar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “legar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫɛ.ɡar] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlɛː.ɡar] === Verb === legar inflection of legō: first-person singular future passive indicative first-person singular present passive subjunctive == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === legar m indefinite plural of lege == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin ligāre. === Verb === legar to tie, bind ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “legar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲe.ɣəɾ/ (Blasse) [ˈl̠ʲe.ɣaɾ] (Griffith) [ˈl̠ʲe.ɣəɾ] === Verb === legar passive singular imperative of legaid === Mutation === == Old Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin ligāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /leˈɡaɾ/ === Verb === legar to tie, bind (e.g. with rope) to make impotent for procreation through the use of a spell or hex ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: legar (regional, rare) === References === == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.ɡar/ Rhymes: -ɛɡar Syllabification: le‧gar === Noun === legar m inan joist ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “legar”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “legar”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin legāre. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: le‧gar === Verb === legar (first-person singular present lego, first-person singular preterite leguei, past participle legado) (transitive) to bequeath, leave, will (make a bequest) (transitive) to legate ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “legar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “legar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “legar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “legar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “legar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “legar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unknown. === Noun === legar n (plural legare) ruler (instrument) ==== Declension ==== === References === legar in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /leˈɡaɾ/ [leˈɣ̞aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: le‧gar === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin lēgāre. ==== Verb ==== legar (first-person singular present lego, first-person singular preterite legué, past participle legado) (transitive) to hand down ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old Spanish legar, inherited from Latin ligāre. Compare the doublets ligar and liar. ==== Verb ==== legar (first-person singular present lego, first-person singular preterite legué, past participle legado) (transitive, rare) to join, bring together, unite Synonyms: juntar, congregar, reunir (transitive, rare, regional) to tie or bind (especially in the context of tying sheep for shearing) Synonym: atar ===== Conjugation ===== === References === === Further reading === “legar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025