lori

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Czech

Lori

Noun

lori m anim

  1. lory, lorikeet (a genus of parrots)

Declension

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈloː.ri/
  • Hyphenation: lo‧ri

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay lori.

Noun

lori m (plural lori's, diminutive lorietje n)

  1. a lory, fig parrot, used for certain parrots of the subfamily Loriinae
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French loris, probably from Dutch loeris (fool, simpleton).

Noun

lori m (plural lori's, diminutive lorietje n)

  1. a loris, a primate of the subfamily Lorisinae
    Hypernym: halfaap
Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From French loris.

Pronunciation

Noun

lori

  1. loris (Old World primate of the family Lorisidae)

Declension

Inflection of lori (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative lori lorit
genitive lorin lorien
partitive loria loreja
illative loriin loreihin
singular plural
nominative lori lorit
accusative nom. lori lorit
gen. lorin
genitive lorin lorien
partitive loria loreja
inessive lorissa loreissa
elative lorista loreista
illative loriin loreihin
adessive lorilla loreilla
ablative lorilta loreilta
allative lorille loreille
essive lorina loreina
translative loriksi loreiksi
abessive loritta loreitta
instructive lorein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lori (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lorini lorini
accusative nom. lorini lorini
gen. lorini
genitive lorini lorieni
partitive loriani lorejani
inessive lorissani loreissani
elative loristani loreistani
illative loriini loreihini
adessive lorillani loreillani
ablative loriltani loreiltani
allative lorilleni loreilleni
essive lorinani loreinani
translative lorikseni loreikseni
abessive lorittani loreittani
instructive
comitative loreineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lorisi lorisi
accusative nom. lorisi lorisi
gen. lorisi
genitive lorisi loriesi
partitive loriasi lorejasi
inessive lorissasi loreissasi
elative loristasi loreistasi
illative loriisi loreihisi
adessive lorillasi loreillasi
ablative loriltasi loreiltasi
allative lorillesi loreillesi
essive lorinasi loreinasi
translative loriksesi loreiksesi
abessive lorittasi loreittasi
instructive
comitative loreinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lorimme lorimme
accusative nom. lorimme lorimme
gen. lorimme
genitive lorimme loriemme
partitive loriamme lorejamme
inessive lorissamme loreissamme
elative loristamme loreistamme
illative loriimme loreihimme
adessive lorillamme loreillamme
ablative loriltamme loreiltamme
allative lorillemme loreillemme
essive lorinamme loreinamme
translative loriksemme loreiksemme
abessive lorittamme loreittamme
instructive
comitative loreinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lorinne lorinne
accusative nom. lorinne lorinne
gen. lorinne
genitive lorinne lorienne
partitive lorianne lorejanne
inessive lorissanne loreissanne
elative loristanne loreistanne
illative loriinne loreihinne
adessive lorillanne loreillanne
ablative loriltanne loreiltanne
allative lorillenne loreillenne
essive lorinanne loreinanne
translative loriksenne loreiksenne
abessive lorittanne loreittanne
instructive
comitative loreinenne

Derived terms

compounds

Anagrams

French

Etymology 1

Noun

lori m (plural loris)

  1. lory (bird)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Ottoman Turkish: لوری (lori, lory)
    • Turkish: lori

Etymology 2

Noun

lori m (uncountable)

  1. Lori (language)

Further reading

Hausa

Etymology

From English lorry.

Pronunciation

Noun

lōr̃ī̀ f (possessed form lōr̃ìn)

  1. truck, lorry
    Synonyms: babbar mota, (Niger) kamyo

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English lorry.

Pronunciation

Noun

lori

  1. lorry

Juba Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from English lorry.

Pronunciation

Noun

lori (plural lowaari)

  1. lorry, truck
    Lori de ma gi ruwa ta kulu kulu.The lorry won't go at all.

References

  • Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English, 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 154

Latin

Noun

lōrī

  1. genitive singular of lōrum

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ms
lori

Etymology

From English lorry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlori/
  • Hyphenation: lo‧ri

Noun

lori (Jawi spelling لوري, plural lori-lori, informal 1st possessive loriku, 2nd possessive lorimu, 3rd possessive lorinya)

  1. lorry; heavy truck

Usage notes

Standard Malay uses lori for medium and heavy trucks (such as dump trucks and semi-trailers) while trak can be used for any type of truck (including those mentioned above).

Synonyms

Further reading

Polish

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lori

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔ.ri/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔri
  • Syllabification: lo‧ri

Noun

lori m animal (indeclinable)

  1. slender loris (any primate of the genus Loris)

Further reading

  • lori in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • lori in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French loris, reportedly from obsolete Dutch loeris (simpleton).

Pronunciation

Noun

lori m (plural lori)

  1. loris
Declension

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French lori, probably from Malay lori (parrot). Compare Malay nuri.

Noun

lori m (plural lori)

  1. lorikeet, lory
Declension

References

Swahili

lori
Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from English lorry.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

lori (ma class, plural malori)

  1. truck, lorry (a motor vehicle)

References

  1. ^ Batibo, Herman M. (1996) “Loanword clusters nativization rules in Tswana and Swahili: a comparative study”, in South African Journal of African Language, volume 16, number 2, →DOI, page 38 of 33-41

Welsh

Noun

lori f (plural lorïau or loris, not mutable)

  1. Alternative form of lorri

Yoruba

Etymology

Contraction of orí (on the head).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ló.ɾí/

Adverb

lórí

  1. atop; on top of
    Ó wà lórí ibùsùnIt is on the bed
  2. on the head

Usage notes

  • used when no movement is implied, when movement is implied sórí is used