loi
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Finnish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
- inflected form of luoda
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
loi
- Third-person singular indicative past form of luoda.
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old French loi, lei, from Latin lex. Briefly spelled loy in Middle French
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
loi f (plural lois)
- law (legal code)
- la loi de la France – the law in France, French law
- law (scientific principle)
- la loi de Boyle – Boyle's law
Related terms [edit]
See also [edit]
Lojban [edit]
Cmavo [edit]
loi
- short for «lu'o lo»; a mass composed of
- la djan. cu nelci lonu pinxe loi dotco birje
- Zhang likes to drink German beer.
- la djan. cu nelci lonu pinxe loi dotco birje
Usage notes [edit]
- A sumti phrase begun with loi ends with the elidable terminator ku unless no ambiguity results (in which case the terminator can be elided).
- The cmavo loi may be useful with mass nouns (such as birje (“beer”) in the above example).
Related terms [edit]
Rafsi [edit]
loi
Old French [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- lei (early Old French or northern dialects)
Etymology [edit]
Latin lex
Noun [edit]
loi f (oblique plural lois, nominative singular loi, nominative plural lois)
- law
- rule; regulation
- circa 1250, Rutebeuf, De sainte Esglise:
- La loi que tu nous as aprise
- the law that you taught to us
- La loi que tu nous as aprise
- circa 1250, Rutebeuf, De sainte Esglise:
Descendants [edit]
- French: loi
