loti

English

Etymology 1

From the Latin lōtī, the nominative plural form of lōtus (“Egyptian lotus flower”, “date-plum”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: lōʹtī, IPA: /ˈləʊtaɪ/, X-SAMPA: /"l@UtaI/

Noun

loti

1. Plural form of lotus

Etymology 2

From the Sotho loti, singular derivation of maloti, mulati (“mountains”); compare Maloti.

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: lōʹti, lo͞oʹti, IPA: /ˈləʊti/, /ˈluːti/, X-SAMPA: /"l@Uti/, /"lu:ti/

Noun

loti (plural maloti or lotis)

1. The basic monetary unit of the currency of the Kingdom of Lesotho, introduced in 1980 to replace the South African rand as legal tender.
2. A coin or banknote betokening a value in (ma)loti.

Meronyms

• sente

References

• “‖loti, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [additions series, 1997]

External links

• Lesotho loti on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Lesotho loti

Anagrams

• toil

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Verb

loti (present lotas, past lotis, future lotos, conditional lotus, volitive lotu)

1. (intransitive) to draw lots

Conjugation

Conjugation of loti present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense lotas lotis lotos active participle lotanta lotantaj lotinta lotintaj lotonta lotontaj acc. lotantan lotantajn lotintan lotintajn lotontan lotontajn nominal active participle lotanto lotantoj lotinto lotintoj lotonto lotontoj acc. lotanton lotantojn lotinton lotintojn lotonton lotontojn adverbial active participle lotante lotinte lotonte infinitive loti imperative lotu conditional lotus

Derived terms

• loto (“a lot”)
• lotumi (“to allot”)

See also

• aŭkcio (“auction”)
• loterio (“lottery”)

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French

Verb

loti

1. Past participle of lotir

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Italian

Noun

loti m

1. Plural form of loto

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Latin

Noun

lōtī

1. nominative plural of lōtus
2. genitive singular of lōtus
3. vocative plural of lōtus