loi

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "loi"

Drehu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /loi/

Adjective

loi

good

References

Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈloi̯/,
Rhymes: -oi
Syllabification^(key): loi

Verb

loi

third-person singular past indicative of luoda

Anagrams

ilo, oli

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lwa/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -a
Homophones: lois (general), loua, louas, louât (one pronunciation)

Noun

loi f (plural lois)

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

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

⇒ Haitian Creole: lalwa
→ Moore: laloa

See also

Further reading

“loi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Old French

Alternative forms

lei (early Old French or northern dialects)

Etymology

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

Noun

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

law
rule; regulation
- c. 1250, Rutebeuf, De sainte Esglise:
  La loi que tu nous as aprise
  the law that you taught to us

Descendants

Middle French: loy
- French: loi
Norman: louai
Walloon: lwè

Tokelauan

Te loi (1).

Te loi (2).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):
Hyphenation: lo‧i

Etymology 1

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

Noun

loi

ant

Etymology 2

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

Noun

loi

blue-spotted grouper (Cephalopholis argus)

References

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

Zou

Noun

loi

buffalo

References

http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf

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