лэгу

Mariupol Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λέγω (légō). Cognates include Greek λέω (léo).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɫɛɣʊ]
  • Hyphenation: лэ‧гу

Verb

лэ́гу • (léhu)

  1. (transitive) say
  2. (transitive) tell
  3. (transitive) call, name
  4. (impersonal) be named
    Мэ́на лэ́гны И́горс. ― Ména léhny Íhors. ― My name is Igor. (literally, “They call me Igor.”)

Conjugation
Conjugation of лэгу (type 1, active)
present imperfect perfect imperative
1st singular лэгу
(lehu)		 илыга
(ilyha)		 ипа
(ipa)		 ас лэгу
(as lehu)
2nd singular лэгс
(lehs)		 илыгис
(ilyhis)		 ипис
(ipis)		 пи
(pi)
3rd singular лэг
(leh)		 илыгин
(ilyhin)		 ипин
(ipin)		 ас лэг
(as leh)
1st plural лэгум
(lehum)		 илыгам
(ilyham)		 ипам
(ipam)		 ас лэгум
(as lehum)
2nd plural лэгит
(lehit)		 илыгит
(ilyhit)		 ипит
(ipit)		 пит
(pit)
3rd plural лэгны
(lehny)		 илыган
(ilyhan)		 ипан
(ipan)		 ас лэгны
(as lehny)
participle лэгмэнус
(lehmenus)
*) The future tense is formed using the particle дъа (ða) with the present tense inflections.
**) The subjunctive mood is formed using the particle на (na) with the indicative inflections.
***) The irrealis mood is formed using the particle ан (an) with the indicative inflections.

References
  • T. N. Chernysheva, editor (1859), “ле́гу”, in Греческий глосарий Ф. А. Хартахая [The Greek glossary of F. A. Xartaxay], published 1959
  • A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) “лэ́гу”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN
  • G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса‎, Donetsk, page 4
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