legs

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛɡz/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡz

Noun

legs

  1. plural of leg
  2. (bingo) eleven
  3. (colloquial, oenology) Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting.

Derived terms

Verb

legs

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of leg

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Danish

Noun

legs c

  1. indefinite genitive singular of leg

French

Etymology

From Middle French legs, latinising spelling of lais, from Old French lais, derived from laisser (to let, leave). The Middle French alteration is based on an etymologically unfounded association with Latin lēgātum. The -g- was originally silent, but has come to be pronounced since the 19th century by analogy with the verb léguer, a borrowing from Latin lēgāre.

Pronunciation

Noun

legs m (plural legs)

  1. inheritance
  2. legacy

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Icelandic

Noun

legs n

  1. indefinite genitive singular of leg

Swedish

Noun

legs

  1. indefinite genitive plural of leg.
  2. indefinite genitive singular of leg.

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