leger

Betekenis (English)

Noun

1. (neuter) army, armed forces
2. (neuter) form (habitation of a hare)
3. (archaic, neuter) bed, crib
4. (figuratively, neuter) mass, multitude
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, neuter) Short for dijkleger.

Adj

comparative degree of leeg

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of legeren:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of legeren:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of legeren:

Synonyms

troepenmacht

legermacht

armee

heer

landmacht

heerschaar

strijdkrachten

troep

krijgsmacht

bende

strijdmacht

horde

landsverdediging

heir

bedding

couchette

kooi

laag

legioen

ligplaats

menigte

nest

pak

📦

troepen

weermacht

Met koppelteken als

le‧ger

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈleː.ɣər/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelnederlands: leger

Inherited from Old Dutch: *leger

Cognate with Engels: lair

In summary

From Middle Dutch leger, from Old Dutch *leger, from Proto-West Germanic *legr, from Proto-Germanic *legrą. Doublet of lager. Cognate to English lair.