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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
ly (plural lys)
- (astronomy) Abbreviation of light-year.
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Etymology[edit]
From Dutch lijden, from Middle Dutch liden, from Old Dutch līthan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną.
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ly (present ly, present participle lydende, past participle gely)
- to suffer
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Latin[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Latin ille, probably reborrowed from a vernacular Romance language.
Article[edit]
ly (definite)
- 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...)
- 13th c., Thomas Aquinas, Scriptum super Sententiis
Usage notes[edit]
- 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.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ly n (definite singular lyet, indefinite plural ly, definite plural lya or lyene)
Vietnamese[edit]
Noun[edit]
ly
- Alternative spelling of li
Westrobothnian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse hlýr, from Proto-Germanic *hliwjaz.
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Adjective[edit]
ly (neuter lytt)
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- lytt (“calm, quiet”)
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse hlýða, from Proto-Germanic *hliuþijaną.
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Verb[edit]
ly (preterite lydd, supine lydt)
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- lydt (“audible, susceptible to sounds; calm, windless, so that sounds from far away can be heard.”)
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