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Aragonese
- llet (Ribagorçan, Benasquese)
- let (Belsetan)
Etymology
Akin to Occitan lèit, Catalan llet, Spanish leche, Italian latte, from Latin lac.
Noun
leit
- milk
Bourguignon
Etymology
From a variation of Old French lit, from Latin lectus.
Noun
leit m (plural leits)
- bed
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
leit f (genitive singular leitar, nominative plural leitir)
- search, look
- roundup of sheep
Declension
Declension of leit (feminine)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
leit
- first/third-person singular past indicative of líta
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inflected form of leiden.
Verb
leit
- inflection of leiden:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person singular/plural imperative
Etymology 2
Inflected form of leien.
Verb
leit
- inflection of leien:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Middle English
Noun
leit
- Alternative form of leyt
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
leit
- neuter singular of lei
Verb
leit
- imperative of leite
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse leit.
Pronunciation
Noun
leit (indeclinable?)
- search; a look for
Kva er du på leit etter?- What are you looking for?
Etymology 2
Verb
leit
- past of lita
- imperative of leita
References
- “leit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Verb
leit
- first/third-person singular past active indicative of líta
Romanian
Etymology
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
Adjective
leit m or n (feminine singular leită, masculine plural leiți, feminine and neuter plural leite)
- alike, identical
Declension
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