different between scoundrel vs legi

English

Etymology

Possibly related to northern English or Scottish scunner: "to shrink back in fear or loathing" (Encyclopædia Britannica 1911).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ska??nd??l/

Noun

scoundrel (plural scoundrels)

1. A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honour or virtue.

Synonyms

• see also Thesaurus:villain

Derived terms

• scoundrelish, scoundrelly, scoundrelous, scoundrelously

Translations

See also

• Scoundrel in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin legere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?le?i/
• Hyphenation: le?gi
• Rhymes: -e?i

Verb

legi (present legas, past legis, future legos, conditional legus, volitive legu)

1. to read

Conjugation

Derived terms

Finnish

Noun

legi

1. (nautical) A board or a leg, as the distance sailed with sails constantly on the same side of the ship.
2. (nautical) A leg (stage of a sailing journey).
3. (nautical) A leg (one side of a course in a sailing race).

Declension

Synonyms

• luovi
• halssi

Icelandic

Noun

legi n

1. indefinite dative singular of leg

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?le?i/

Noun

legi

1. plural of lego

Latin

Verb

leg?

1. present passive infinitive of leg?

Verb

l?g?

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of leg?

Noun

l?g?

1. dative singular of l?x

Middle English

Noun

legi

1. Alternative form of lege (“liege”)

Adjective

legi

1. Alternative form of lege (adjective)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?.??i/

Noun

legi

1. inflection of lega:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [led???]

Noun

legi f pl

1. plural of lege laws

Verb

legi

1. second-person singular present indicative of lega: you tie
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of lega