"le-" meaning in Sotho

See le- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *ì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes. Etymology templates: {{inh|st|bnt-pro|*dɪ́-}} Proto-Bantu *dɪ́- Head templates: {{head|st|prefix|cat2=noun prefixes}} le-
  1. Class 5 noun prefix. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-le--st-prefix-cbRRX~ys Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Sotho entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 6 10 6 22 2 2 2 22 2 2 22 0 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 12 8 21 1 1 1 21 1 1 21 0 2 1
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "st",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*dɪ́-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *ì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "st",
        "2": "prefix",
        "cat2": "noun prefixes"
      },
      "expansion": "le-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sotho",
  "lang_code": "st",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sotho entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 10 6 22 2 2 2 22 2 2 22 0 3 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 12 8 21 1 1 1 21 1 1 21 0 2 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Class 5 noun prefix."
      ],
      "id": "en-le--st-prefix-cbRRX~ys",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "le-"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "st",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*dɪ́-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *ì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "st",
        "2": "prefix",
        "cat2": "noun prefixes"
      },
      "expansion": "le-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sotho",
  "lang_code": "st",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 7 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sotho entries with incorrect language header",
        "Sotho lemmas",
        "Sotho noun prefixes",
        "Sotho prefixes",
        "Sotho terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Sotho terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Class 5 noun prefix."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "le-"
}

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