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Webster 1913 Edition


Lea

Lea

,
Noun.
[Cf.
Lay
,
Noun.
(that which is laid), 4.]
(Textile Manuf.)
(a)
A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards; a lay.
(b)
A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.

Lea

,
Noun.
[OE.
ley
,
lay
, As.
leáh
,
leá
; akin to Prov. G.
lon
bog, morass, grove, and perh. to L.
lucus
grove, E.
light
,
Noun.
]
A meadow or sward land; a grassy field.
“Plow-torn leas.”
Shak.
The lowing herd wind slowly o’er the
lea
.
Gray.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lea

LEA

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Definition 2024


Lea

Lea

See also: lea, LEA, leâ, Léa, and le'a

English

Proper noun

Lea

  1. A female given name, latinized form of Leah.
  2. An English surname, a variant of Lee.
  3. A river in London, also called the Lee.

Anagrams


Danish

Proper noun

Lea

  1. Leah (biblical character).
  2. A female given name.

Estonian

Proper noun

Lea

  1. Leah (biblical character).
  2. A female given name of biblical origin.

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Faroese

Etymology

From Hebrew לֵאָה (leah).

Proper noun

Lea f

  1. Leah (biblical figure).
  2. A female given name.

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Lea: Leuson
  • daughter of Lea: Leudóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Lea
Accusative Leu
Dative Leu
Genitive Leu

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈleɑ]
  • Hyphenation: Le‧a

Proper noun

Lea

  1. Leah (biblical character).
    • 1642 Biblia 1 Moos. 29:16-17:
      Ja Labanilla oli caxi tytärtä/ wanhemman nimi oli Lea/ ja nuoremman nimi oli Rahel./ Mutta Lea oli pehmiä silmist/ waan Rahel oli caunin muotoinen/ ja ihana caswoilda.
      And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well-favoured. (KJV Genesis 29:16-17)
  2. A female given name.
    • 2014 Heidi Jaatinen, Kaksi viatonta päivää, Gummerus, ISBN 978-951-20-9511-7, page 421:
      Vanhemman naisen nimeksi alkoi Sistinjan mielessä hahmottua Lea tai ehkä Leea. Sistinja oli aina pitänyt sanoista jotka ääntyivät lempeästi, ikään kuin huomiota herättämättä. Lea, Leea, naisen huuletkin olivat pyöreäpäisellä siveltimellä rajatut.

Declension

Inflection of Lea (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Lea Leat
genitive Lean Leojen
partitive Leaa Leoja
illative Leaan Leoihin
singular plural
nominative Lea Leat
accusative nom. Lea Leat
gen. Lean
genitive Lean Leojen
Leainrare
partitive Leaa Leoja
inessive Leassa Leoissa
elative Leasta Leoista
illative Leaan Leoihin
adessive Lealla Leoilla
ablative Lealta Leoilta
allative Lealle Leoille
essive Leana Leoina
translative Leaksi Leoiksi
instructive Leoin
abessive Leatta Leoitta
comitative Leoineen

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Anagrams


German

Proper noun

Lea

  1. Leah (biblical character).
  2. A female given name currently popular.

Hawaiian

Proper noun

Lea

  1. (Christianity) Leah (biblical character).
  2. (Hawaiian mythology) A goddess of canoe builders.
  3. A female given name of biblical and mythological origin.
  4. Name of a star.

References


Norwegian

Proper noun

Lea

  1. Leah (biblical figure).
  2. A female given name, today also spelled Leah.

Slovak

Etymology

From Hebrew לֵאָה (leah).

Proper noun

Lea f (genitive Ley) declension pattern žena

  1. Leah (biblical figure).
  2. A female given name, today also spelled Leah.

Declension


Spanish

Proper noun

Lea f

  1. Leah (biblical figure).
    • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 29:16-17
      Y Labán tenía dos hijas: el nombre de la mayor era Lea y el nombre de la menor, Rachêl. Y los ojos de Lea eran tiernos, pero Rachêl era de lindo semblante y de hermoso parecer.
  2. A female given name.

Synonyms


Swedish

Proper noun

Lea

  1. Leah (biblical figure).
  2. A female given name.

lea

lea

See also: Lea, LEA, leâ, Léa, and le'a

English

Alternative forms

Noun

lea (plural leas)

  1. an open field, meadow
    • XIX century, Alfred Tennyson, Circumstance
      Two children in two neighbor villages
      Playing mad pranks along the heathy leas;
Translations

Etymology 2

Middle English, from French lier, to bind

Noun

lea (plural leas)

  1. Any of several measures of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards; a lay.
  2. A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.

Anagrams


Galician

Verb

lea

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of ler
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of ler

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

lea f (genitive leae); first declension

  1. A lioness

Synonyms

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References


Northern Sami

Verb

lea

  1. third-person singular present indicative of leat

Norwegian

Verb

lea

  1. Past tense and past participle of lee

Spanish

Verb

lea

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of leer.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of leer.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of leer.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of leer.

Tongan

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Polynesian *leo (compare Maori reo).

Noun

lea

  1. language; speech
    le fakatonga - Tongan language