legat

See also: légat

English

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of legal attaché.

Noun

legat (plural legats)

1. A legal attaché.

Anagrams

• Tagle, aglet, Tegal, galet

Latin

Etymology 1

From legō (“read”).

Verb

legat

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of legō

Etymology 2

From lēx (“a formal motion for a law”).

Verb

lēgat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of lēgō

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin legatum.

Noun

legat n (definite singular legatet, indefinite plural legat or legater, definite plural legata or legatene)

1. endowment, bequest, legacy
   • 2017, Linda Ask-Knutsen, Udødelig‎^[1], EbnPublish, →ISBN:

     Moses styrte legatet og en bankboks, som noen er interessert i.

     Moses managed the legacy and a safe-deposit box that some are interested in.

References

• “legat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “legat_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• egalt, galet, galte, lagte, laget, talge, tegla

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin legatum.

Noun

legat n (definite singular legatet, indefinite plural legat, definite plural legata)

1. endowment, bequest, legacy

References

• “legat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin.

Noun

legat oblique singular, m (oblique plural legaz or legatz, nominative singular legaz or legatz, nominative plural legat)

1. legate (governor appointed by the Pope)
2. legate (governor in Ancient Rome)

Descendants

• → English: legate
• French: légat

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lēgātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.ɡat/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛɡat
• Syllabification: le‧gat

Noun

legat m pers

1. (Catholicism) legate (deputy representing the Pope)
2. (historical) legate (deputy of a provincial governor in ancient Rome)

Declension

Declension of legat

	singular	plural
nominative	legat	legaci/legaty (deprecative)
genitive	legata	legatów
dative	legatowi	legatom
accusative	legata	legatów
instrumental	legatem	legatami
locative	legacie	legatach
vocative	legacie	legaci

Noun

legat m inan

1. (law) legacy (money or property bequeathed in a will)

   Synonym: zapis

Declension

Declension of legat

	singular	plural
nominative	legat	legaty
genitive	legatu	legatów
dative	legatowi	legatom
accusative	legat	legaty
instrumental	legatem	legatami
locative	legacie	legatach
vocative	legacie	legaty

Further reading

• legat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• legat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Past participle of lega.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -at

Adjective

legat m or n (feminine singular legată, masculine plural legați, feminine and neuter plural legate)

1. tied, bound

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	legat		legată		legați	legate
	definite	legatul		legata		legații	legatele
genitive- dative	indefinite	legat		legate		legați	legate
	definite	legatului		legatei		legaților	legatelor

Adverb

legat

1. coherently

Verb

legat (past participle of lega)

1. past participle of lega

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	legat		legată		legați	legate
	definite	legatul		legata		legații	legatele
genitive- dative	indefinite	legat		legate		legați	legate
	definite	legatului		legatei		legaților	legatelor

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Latin legatum. Compare English legacy and German Legat.

Noun

legat n

1. (law) a legacy

Declension

Declension of legat

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	legat	legats
	definite	legatet	legatets
plural	indefinite	legat	legats
	definite	legaten	legatens

Etymology 2

From Latin legatus. Compare German Legat, English legate, and French légat.

Noun

legat c

1. a legate, an emissary

Declension

Declension of legat

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	legat	legats
	definite	legaten	legatens
plural	indefinite	legater	legaters
	definite	legaterna	legaternas

Related terms

• legation

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

legat

1. supine of ligga

References

• legat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• legat in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• legat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• galet, laget