llei

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin lēgem, accusative of lēx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʎei̯/ [ˈʎei̯]
• Rhymes: -ei̯
• Syllabification: llei

Noun

llei f (plural lleis)

1. law

Related terms

• lleal
• llegal

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “llei”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “llei”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan ley, from Latin lēgem, from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s, from *leǵ- (“to gather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈʎej], [ˈʎɛj] (more conservative dialects such as North Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈʎəj]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈʎej]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Noun

llei f (plural lleis)

1. law
2. (of metals) fineness
3. type, sort

   Synonyms: mena, espècie

Derived terms

• llei marcial

Related terms

• legal
• lleial

References

• “llei”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “llei”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “llei” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “llei”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Tuvaluan

Alternative forms

• lelei (northern dialects)
• 'lei (TLB)

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lelei. Cognates include Samoan lelei, Tokelauan lelei and Tongan lelei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlːe.i/

Adjective

llei

1. good

Usage notes

Used mainly in southern dialects.