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See also: Leit, lèit, and Léït

Aragonese

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Alternative forms

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  • llet (Ribagorçan, Benasquese)
  • let (Belsetan)

Etymology

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Akin to Occitan lèit, Catalan llet, Spanish leche, Italian latte, from Latin lac.

Noun

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leit

  1. milk

Bourguignon

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Etymology

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From a variation of Old French lit, from Latin lectus.

Noun

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leit m (plural leits)

  1. bed

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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leit f (genitive singular leitar, nominative plural leitir)

  1. search, look
  2. roundup of sheep

Declension

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Derived terms

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Verb

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leit

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative of líta

Luxembourgish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inflected form of leiden.

Verb

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leit

  1. inflection of leiden:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person singular/plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Inflected form of leien.

Verb

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leit

  1. inflection of leien:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Middle English

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Noun

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leit

  1. Alternative form of leyt

Norwegian Bokmål

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Adjective

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leit

  1. neuter singular of lei

Verb

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leit

  1. imperative of leite

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse leit.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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leit (indeclinable?)

  1. search; a look for
    Kva er du på leit etter?
    What are you looking for?

Etymology 2

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Verb

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leit

  1. past of lita
  2. imperative of leita

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Old Norse

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Verb

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leit

  1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of líta

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic лиꙗти (lijati), from Proto-Slavic *lijati (to pour), from *liti (to pour). The meaning was "as if poured into a mold", hence its derivation from "to pour".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leˈit/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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leit m or n (feminine singular leită, masculine plural leiți, feminine and neuter plural leite)

  1. alike, identical

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative
indefinite leit leită leiți leite
definite leitul leita leiții leitele
genitive/
dative
indefinite leit leite leiți leite
definite leitului leitei leiților leitelor

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