ly

See also: Ly, LY, lý, Lý, -ly, .ly, ly., and ly-

English

Noun

ly (plural lys)

1. (astronomy) Abbreviation of light-year.

Synonyms

• LY
• lightyear

Derived terms

• kly
• Mly
• Gly

Translations

Translations

• French: al (fr) f, a.l. (fr) f, AL (fr) f, A.L. (fr) f

See also

• psc
• pc

Anagrams

• -yl, YL

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lijden, from Middle Dutch liden, from Old Dutch līthan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lə̟i̯]

Verb

ly (present ly, present participle lydende, past participle gely)

1. to suffer

Derived terms

• oorly

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Latin

Alternative forms

• li

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin ille, probably reborrowed from a vernacular Romance language.

Article

ly (definite)

1. the (only in very specific circumstances)
   • 13th c., Thomas Aquinas, Scriptum super Sententiis

     Quia ly "se" potest esse ablativi casus... (Since the "se" can be in the ablative case...)

Usage notes

• In nearly all circumstances, Latin does not use articles. "Ly" is not used to indicate the definiteness of a noun, but rather to indicate that the following word is being mentioned rather than used. As such, "ly <word>" can be accurately translated as "the word <word>" in most cases. "Ly" is only found in medieval and later Latin.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyː/

Noun

ly n (definite singular lyet, indefinite plural ly, definite plural lya or lyene)

1. shelter

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Vietnamese

Noun

ly

1. Alternative spelling of li

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Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hlýr, from Proto-Germanic *hliwjaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyː/, /løʏ̯ː/, [lí͡ʷː], [lǿ͡ʷɪ̯͡ʷː(j)]
  • (southernmost lects) Rhymes: -ýː, -ýːð
  • (mid-southern lects) Rhymes: -ýː
  • (northern í-ý merger) Rhymes: -ýː, -íː

Adjective

ly (neuter lytt)

1. lukewarm

   lytt vär

   warm weather

2. (of the elements) calm, quiet

Alternative forms

• löir

Derived terms

• lytt (“calm, quiet”)

Related terms

• lyj

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hlýða, from Proto-Germanic *hliuþijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lyː/, [lì͡ʷː] (example of pronunciation)
  • (southernmost lects) Rhymes: -ỳː, -ỳːð
  • (í-ý merger) Rhymes: -ỳːð, -ìːð

Verb

ly (preterite lydd, supine lydt)

1. to hear, listen

Derived terms

• lydt (“audible, susceptible to sounds; calm, windless, so that sounds from far away can be heard.”)