leuga
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editSaid by Roman writers to be of Gaulish origin, from Proto-Celtic *lougā.[1]
Noun
editleuga f
- A unit of length defined as 11⁄2 Roman miles
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | leuga | leugae |
| genitive | leugae | leugārum |
| dative | leugae | leugīs |
| accusative | leugam | leugās |
| ablative | leugā | leugīs |
| vocative | leuga | leugae |
Descendants
edit- → Esperanto: leŭgo
References
edit- ^ Isidorus, etymologiae sive origines, 15,16,1: "Mensuras viarum nos miliaria dicimus, Graeci stadia, Galli leugas, Aegypti schoenos, Persae parasangas."
- “leuga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“leuca (leuga)”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press - leuga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
leuca et leuga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.