noun · femininefirst declension
leuga
leuga f (genitive leugae)
Classical[ˈɫɛu̯.ɡa]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛːu̯.ɡa]
Meaning
- feminineA unit of length defined as 1+¹⁄₂ Roman miles
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | leuga | leugae |
| genitive | leugae | leugārum |
| dative | leugae | leugīs |
| accusative | leugam | leugās |
| ablative | leugā | leugīs |
| vocative | leuga | leugae |
leuga, ae, v. leuca.
Origins
Said by Roman writers to be of Gaulish origin, from Proto-Celtic *lougā. The Celtic origin is uncertain, since the diphthong -eu- is secondary and the word lacks clear Insular Celtic cognates. There is a possible connection with Proto-Brythonic *llex (“stone”). Simon argues that the Celtic is a borrowing from Germanic, based on reconstructed Proto-West Germanic *leuwa and Gothic *𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰 (*liggwa); however, these forms are unattested, purely conjectural, and are themselves not given any further etymological origin, which weakens the argument considerably.
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseléguafrom Old Galician-Portuguese legua
- Spanishlegua
- Englishleguafrom Spanish legua
- Asturianllegua
- Galicianleguafrom Old Galician-Portuguese legua
Italo-Romance
- Italianlega
- Romanianleghefrom Italian lega
Borrowings
- GermanLeuge
- Englishleaguefrom Middle English lege
- Esperantoleŭgo
- Greekλεύγα
- Hebrewליגה
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanllegua
- Old Frenchliue