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Fala
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese leite, from Vulgar Latin lactem (masculine or feminine accusative), from Latin lac (neuter), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵlákts.
Pronunciation
Noun
leiti m or f (countable and uncountable, plural leitis)
- milk
Usage notes
- This noun is traditionally masculine in all three variants, but in Mañegu and Valverdeñu it is often feminine under the influence of Spanish leche.
Derived terms
References
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
Latvian
Noun
leiti m
- vocative/accusative/instrumental singular of leitis
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English laity.
Noun
leiti
- laity