lesina

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (feminine) bradawl (tool used for making holes)
2. (feminine, figuratively) stinginess, avarice

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of lesinare:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of lesinare:

Sinonieme

punteruolo

avarizia

grettezza

pitoccheria

punzone

spilorceria

taccagneria

tirchieria

Vertalings

awl

lezna

alêne

Pfriem

lesna

Ahle

alène

alesna

avaro

priem

els

alena

furador

tacaño

Gekoppel as

lè‧si‧na, (traditional) lé‧si‧na

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈlɛ.zi.na/

Etimologie (Engels)

Of Germanic origin: from Frankish *alasnu, from Proto-Germanic *alasnō; cf. *ēlō, whence English awl. Compare also French alêne, Occitan alzena, Catalan alena, Spanish lezna. Figurative use from the association of the tool with shoemakers.