leiti

See also: leitī and léití

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈlei̯ti/
  • Rhymes: -ei̯ti
  • Syllabification: lei‧ti

Noun

leiti m or f (countable and uncountable, plural leitis)

  1. 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)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Latvian

Noun

leiti m

  1. vocative/accusative/instrumental singular of leitis

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English laity.

Noun

leiti

  1. laity
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