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.

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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Lojban

Alternative forms

• ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə/

Cmavo

ly (selma'o BY2 )

1. letteral for l

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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

(classifier cái) ly

1. Alternative form of li

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Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hlýr.

Adjective

ly (neuter lytt)

1. lukewarm

   lytt vär

   warm weather

2. calm, quiet; of the elements

Alternative forms

• löir

Derived terms

• lytt (“calm, quiet”)

Verb

ly

1. to heat, to make lukewarm, thaw

   Ly vatten

   to heat cold water

   Ly nalta mjólk åt mäg!

   Heat upp some milk for me!

2. mitigate temperature of liquid (hot water, so that it is tepid or just warm enough).

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hlýða.

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.”)