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leit

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See also: Leit, lèit, and Léït

Aragonese

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Alternative forms

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  • llet (Ribagorçan, Benasquese)
  • let (Belsetan)

Etymology

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Akin to Occitan lèit, Catalan llet, Spanish leche, Italian latte, from Latin lac.

Noun

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leit

  1. milk

Bourguignon

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Etymology

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From a variation of Old French lit, from Latin lectus.

Noun

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leit m (plural leits)

  1. bed

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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leit f (genitive singular leitar, nominative plural leitir)

  1. search, look
  2. roundup of sheep
Declension
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Declension of leit (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leit leitin leitir leitirnar
accusative leit leitina leitir leitirnar
dative leit leitinni leitum leitunum
genitive leitar leitarinnar leita leitanna
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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leit

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative of líta

Luxembourgish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inflected form of leiden.

Verb

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leit

  1. inflection of leiden:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person singular/plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Inflected form of leien.

Verb

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leit

  1. inflection of leien:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Middle English

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Noun

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leit

  1. Alternative form of leyt

Norwegian Bokmål

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Adjective

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leit

  1. neuter singular of lei

Verb

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leit

  1. imperative of leite

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse leit.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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leit (indeclinable?)

  1. search; a look for
    Kva er du på leit etter?
    What are you looking for?

Etymology 2

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Verb

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leit

  1. past of lita
  2. imperative of leita

References

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Old Norse

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Verb

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leit

  1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of líta

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic лиꙗти (lijati), from Proto-Slavic *lijati (to pour), from *liti (to pour). The meaning was "as if poured into a mold", hence its derivation from "to pour".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leˈit/
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Adjective

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leit m or n (feminine singular leită, masculine plural leiți, feminine and neuter plural leite)

  1. alike, identical

Declension

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Declension of leit
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite leit leită leiți leite
definite leitul leita leiții leitele
genitive-
dative
indefinite leit leite leiți leite
definite leitului leitei leiților leitelor

Further reading

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