lei
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Homophones
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Noun
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lei (plural leis)
[edit] Translations
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Noun
lei
- Plural form of leu.
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[edit] Campidanese Sardinian
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
lei
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
lei n. (no plural, no diminutive)
- slate (material)
lei m. and f. (plural leien, diminutive leitje)
- slate (object)
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[edit] Verb
lei
- (archaic) First-person singular indicative simple past form of leggen.
- (archaic) Second-person singular indicative simple past form of leggen.
- (archaic) Third-person singular indicative simple past form of leggen.
[edit] Finnish
[edit] Noun
lei
- A lei (Hawaiian garland of flowers).
- (nonstandard, obsolete) A leu (unit of currency of Romania and Moldova).
[edit] Declension
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Declension of lei (type maa)
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[edit] Synonyms
- (unit of currency): leu
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[edit] Hawaiian
[edit] Noun
lei (ka)
- lei, a wreath of flowers or leaves
- necklace
- ( by extension ) child, carried on the shoulders like a lei
[edit] Verb
lei
- to leap
[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology
From Vulgar Latin ĭllĕi, which is a Vulgar Latin form of illī (dative singular of illa). The Vulgar Latin form ĭllĕi is modelled under influence of Vulgar Latin illūi (see lui).[1]
[edit] Pronoun
lei (plural loro)
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[edit] References
- Notes:
- ^ Patota, Giuseppe (2002). Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), p. 130, Bologna: il Mulino. ISBN 88-15-08638-2.
[edit] Lojban
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lei
[edit] Mandarin
[edit] Pinyin
- 嘞: final particle
[edit] Portuguese
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /leɪ̯/
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[edit] Noun
lei f. (plural leis)
[edit] Romanian
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /lej/
[edit] Noun
lei m. pl.
- Plural form of leu.
[edit] Scots
[edit] Verb
tae lei (third-person singular simple present leis, present participle leiin, simple past leid, past participle leid)
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- (South Scots) To tell a lie.
- Deh lei ti is!
tae lei (third-person singular simple present leis, present participle leiin, simple past lay, past participle laid)
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Third person singular |
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Past participle |
Present participle |
- (South Scots) To lie (down).
- Div ee wa’i lei doon?