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loi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "loi"

Drehu

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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loi

  1. good

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈloi̯/, [ˈlo̞i̯]
  • Rhymes: -oi
  • Syllabification(key): loi

Verb

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loi

  1. third-person singular past indicative of luoda

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French loy, from Old French loi, lei, from Latin lēgem, from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s < *leǵ-.

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Noun

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loi f (plural lois)

  1. law (legal code)
    la loi de la France ― the law in France, French law
  2. law (scientific principle)
    la loi de Boyle ― Boyle's law

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • ⇒ Haitian Creole: lalwa
  • → Moore: laloa

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Further reading

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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  • lei (early Old French or northern dialects)

Etymology

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From earlier lei, from Latin lēgem, accusative singular of lēx.

Noun

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loi oblique singular, f (oblique plural lois, nominative singular loi, nominative plural lois)

  1. law
  2. rule; regulation

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Tokelauan

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Te loi (1).
 
Te loi (2).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlo.i]
  • Hyphenation: lo‧i

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *roe. Cognates include Rapa Nui roe and Samoan loi.

Noun

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loi

  1. ant

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *loqi. Cognates include Tahitian roi and Tuvaluan loi.

Noun

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loi

  1. blue-spotted grouper (Cephalopholis argus)

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 56

Zou

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Noun

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loi

  1. buffalo

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