leite

See also: Leite and léite

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese leite m, from Late Latin lactem m or f, from Latin lac n. Compare Portuguese leite m, Spanish leche f, and French lait m.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlejte/ [ˈlej.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ejte
• Hyphenation: lei‧te

Noun

leite m (plural leites)

1. milk

   El tráenos leite cada mañá.

   He delivers us milk every morning.

Derived terms

• aleitar
• leite callado
• leite costro
• leite mazado
• leite trallado
• leitón
• porco do leite

Further reading

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “leite”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “leite”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “leite”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “leite”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “leite”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

leite

1. inflection of leiten:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative
   3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish littiu f (“porridge, gruel”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲetʲə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲetʲə/

Noun

leite f (genitive singular leitean)

1. porridge, stirabout
2. paste

Declension

Declension of leite (fifth declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative leite vocative a leite genitive leitean dative leite leitin (archaic, dialectal) forms with the definite article singular nominative an leite genitive na leitean dative leis an leite leis an leitin (archaic, dialectal) don leite don leitin (archaic, dialectal)

Synonyms

• brachán m
• praiseach f

Derived terms

• ceann leitean m (“softy”)
• fuarleite f (“cold porridge; oatmeal poultice”)
• lámha leitean f pl (“butter-fingers”)
• leite leamhnachta f (“milk porridge”)
• leite rois lín f (“linseed paste”)
• leiteachán m (“porridge-stick”)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “leite”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 656; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “leite”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

leite

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of leyte

Etymology 2

Noun

leite

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of leyt

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lete

Etymology

From Old Norse leita.

Verb

leite (imperative leit, present tense leiter, simple past lette or leita or leitet or leitte, past participle lett or leita or leitet or leitt)

1. to look (etter (“for”))
2. to search (etter (“for”))

References

• “leite” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

leite (present tense leitar or leiter, past tense leita or leitte, past participle leita or leitt, present participle leitande, imperative leit)

1. alternative form of leita

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin lactem m or f, from Latin lac n. Cognate with Old French lait m.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlej.te/

Noun

leite m (plural leites)

1. milk

Related terms

• leiteira

Descendants

• Galician: leite m
• Portuguese: leite m (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "leite"

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlej.t͡ʃi/ [ˈleɪ̯.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlej.t͡ʃi/ [ˈleɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlej.te/ [ˈleɪ̯.te]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐj.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐj.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlej.tɨ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlej.tɨ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈle.tɨ/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlej.ti/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -ejt͡ʃi, -ɐjtɨ
• Homophone: Leite
• Hyphenation: lei‧te

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese leite m, from Late Latin lactem m or f, from Latin lac n, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵlákts. Doublet of latte. Compare Galician leite m, Spanish leche f, Italian latte m and French lait m.

Alternative forms

• leyte (obsolete)

Noun

leite m (plural leites)

1. milk (white liquid produced by the mammary glands)

   Eu gosto de café com leite e açúcar.

   I like coffee with milk and sugar.

   Leite integral, leite desnatado.

   Whole milk, skimmed milk.

2. (by extension) milk (white liquid obtained from a vegetable source)
3. (colloquial, by extension) white sap expelled from some trees and green fruit when cut; latex

   Synonym: látex

4. (colloquial) semen, cum, jizz

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:esperma

   Dá-me o teu leite.

   Give me your cum.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:leite.

Derived terms

• dente de leite
• leitão
• leite condensado
• leite de coco
• leite de peito
• leite de soja
• leite em pó
• leite materno
• leite moça
• leite ninho
• leitinho
• tirar leite de pedra

Related terms

• lactar
• lactário
• lácteo
• lacticínio
• láctico
• lactose
• leiteiro
• leitoso
• leituga
• prolactina

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: leti
• Macanese: lete, lête

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

leite

1. inflection of leitar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “leite”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026