loj

See also: Appendix:Variations of "loj"

Translingual

Symbol

loj

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Lou.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Lou terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lojь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lôːj/

Noun

lȏj m inan (Cyrillic spelling ло̑ј)

  1. tallow, suet, fat

Declension

Declension of loj
singular plural
nominative lȏj lojevi
genitive lȍja lojeva
dative loju lojevima
accusative loj lojeve
vocative loju lojevi
locative loju lojevima
instrumental lojem lojevima

Further reading

  • loj”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German loi, loie. Further origin disputed. Cognate of Danish løj, Dutch lui.

Adjective

loj (comparative lojare, superlative lojast)

  1. tired and relaxed

Declension

Inflection of loj
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular loj lojare lojast
neuter singular lojt lojare lojast
plural loja lojare lojast
masculine plural2 loje lojare lojast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 loje lojare lojaste
all loja lojare lojaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

White Hmong

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hmong-Mien *hljo (big). Cognate with hlob (to grow), Iu Mien hlo.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɒ˥˧/

Adjective

loj

  1. big

Verb

loj

  1. to be big

References

  • Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners[1], Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 242.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 64; 210.