l-

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Translingual

Prefix

l-

  1. (chemistry) deprecated notation for levorotatory (versus modern notation, (−)).

Maltese

Pronunciation

Article

l-

  1. Alternative form of il-

Usage notes

  • Always used before a vowel sound, frequently also after a vowel sound. For details on usage, see the main lemma.

Etymology

Produced from an earlier combination of the two classifiers ł- + d-.

Prefix

l-

  1. the l- classifier or valence-change prefix, a detransitivizing prefix of active verbs that modifies the transitivity or valence and grammatical voice of a verb, and occurs in most passive, mediopassive, reflexive, and reciprocal verbs that are derived from verbs with a ł- classifier
    néíłtsááhhe’s drying it (ná-yi-ł-tsááh)
    ltsááhit’s being dried (ná-l-tsááh)

See also

Yurok

Pronunciation

Root

l-

  1. Semantically empty, default root.

Derived terms