leit

See also: Leit, lèit, and Léït

Aragonese

Alternative forms

  • llet (Ribagorçan, Benasquese)
  • let (Belsetan)

Etymology

Akin to Occitan lèit, Catalan llet, Spanish leche, Italian latte, from Latin lac.

Noun

leit

  1. milk

Bourguignon

Etymology

From a variation of Old French lit, from Latin lectus.

Noun

leit m (plural leits)

  1. bed

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leiːt/
  • Rhymes: -eiːt

Etymology 1

Noun

leit f (genitive singular leitar, nominative plural leitir)

  1. search, look
  2. roundup of sheep
Declension
Declension of leit (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leit leitin leitir leitirnar
accusative leit leitina leitir leitirnar
dative leit leitinni leitum leitunum
genitive leitar leitarinnar leita leitanna
Derived terms
  • atvinnuleit (job hunt, job search)
  • fjársjóðsleit (treasure hunt)
  • lóðleit (depth-first search)
  • páskaeggjaleit (Easter egg hunt)

Etymology 2

Verb

leit

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative of líta

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɑɪ̯t/

Etymology 1

Inflected form of leiden.

Verb

leit

  1. inflection of leiden:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person singular/plural imperative

Etymology 2

Inflected form of leien.

Verb

leit

  1. inflection of leien:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Middle English

Noun

leit

  1. alternative form of leyt

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

leit

  1. neuter singular of lei

Verb

leit

  1. imperative of leite

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse leit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛɪːt/

Noun

leit (indeclinable?)

  1. search; a look for
    Kva er du på leit etter?
    What are you looking for?

Etymology 2

Verb

leit

  1. past of lita
  2. imperative of leita

References

Old Norse

Verb

leit

  1. 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

  • IPA(key): /leˈit/
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Adjective

leit m or n (feminine singular leită, masculine plural leiți, feminine and neuter plural leite)

  1. alike, identical

Declension

Declension of leit
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite leit leită leiți leite
definite leitul leita leiții leitele
genitive-
dative
indefinite leit leite leiți leite
definite leitului leitei leiților leitelor

Further reading