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Appendix:Variations of "lego"
English
thumb|250px|upright|Lego bricks.
Alternative forms
en LEGO, en lego
Etymology
Name of a company founded in 1934, shortened from en da leg godt play well.Archived copy http://aboutus.lego.com/en-us/lego-group/the_lego_history 28 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140708112900/http://aboutus.lego.com/en-us/lego-group/the_lego_history 8 July 2014 Coincidentally, the word also matches la legō, meaning “I put together”.
Pronunciation
en /ˈlɛɡoʊ/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Lego.wav Southern England
en En-us-Lego.oga US
Noun
- s<l:US,sometimes,proscribed>
Any of several small, coloured, plastic bricks, often made by the Lego Company, that can be made to join together and be taken apart, used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc.
Usage notes
The plural form Legos is chiefly American. Other regions tend to use Lego as a mass noun, and refer to Lego bricks and Lego sets. Its use as a noun is proscribed by the company LEGO itself, as it believes it should always be used as an adjective; however, the use of it as a noun is seen widely.
Derived terms
en Lego brick
en Legoland
Translations
toy brick
Arabic: ar لِيغُو m, ar لِيجُو m
Hijazi Arabic: acw ليقو m lēgo
Bengali: bn লেগো
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 樂高 lok6 gou1
Mandarin: cmn 樂高 lègāo, cmn 樂高玩具 lègāo wánjù, cmn 樂高積木 lègāo jīmù
Esperanto: eo Legoo
Finnish: fi lego
French: fr Lego m
German: de Lego, de Legostein m, de Klemmbaustein m more general
Gujarati: gu લેગો n
Hindi: hi लेगो m
Hungarian: hu Lego
Japanese: ja レゴ rego
Kannada: kn ಲೆಗೊ
Korean: ko 레고
Marathi: mr लेगो
Persian: fa لگو legu, lego
Portuguese: pt lego m
Russian: ru ле́го f
Sinhalese: si ලෙගො
Spanish: es lego m
Swedish: sv lego n
Telugu: te లెగొ
Tok Pisin: tpi Lego
Turkish: tr LEGO
Urdu: ur لیگو m lego
See also
en minifigure or en minifig: a small Lego figure
Official Lego website
References
Anagrams
en eglo loge Ogle Goel gole Oleg goel Loge ogle
en Toys
en calculator words
French
thumb|250px|upright|Lego bricks.
fr:
Pronunciation
Légo
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Lego.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-Lego.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Lego.wav France
Noun
m #,+
Lego
fr J'ai trouvé un Lego sous ton lit. I've found a Lego (brick) under your bed.
fr Je collectionne les Lego (ou Legos). I collect Lego/Legos.
fr J'ai acheté une voiture Lego. I've bought a Lego car.
fr Un avion en Lego/Legos A plane made of Lego/Legos
fr Toys
Portuguese
Noun
m
pt lego