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

Noun

leit f (genitive singular leitar, nominative plural leitir)

1. search, look
2. roundup of sheep

Derived terms

• atvinnuleit (“job hunt, job search”)
• fjársjóðsleit (“treasure hunt”)
• lóðleit (“depth-first search”)
• páskaeggjaleit (“Easter egg hunt”)

Related terms

• leita (“to search”)

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

• “leit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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/

• Audio:

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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

• leit in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)