loi
See also: Appendix:Variations of "loi"
Drehu edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
loi
References edit
- Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
loi
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French loy, from Old French loi, lei, from Latin lēgem, from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s < *leǵ-.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /lwa/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -a
- Homophones: lois (general), loua, louas, louât (one pronunciation)
Noun edit
loi f (plural lois)
- law (legal code)
- la loi de la France ― the law in France, French law
- law (scientific principle)
- la loi de Boyle ― Boyle's law
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “loi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
- lei (early Old French or northern dialects)
Etymology edit
From earlier lei, from Latin lēgem, accusative singular of lēx.
Noun edit
loi oblique singular, f (oblique plural lois, nominative singular loi, nominative plural lois)
- law
- rule; regulation
- c. 1250, Rutebeuf, De sainte Esglise:
- La loi que tu nous as aprise
- the law that you taught to us
Descendants edit
Tokelauan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *roe. Cognates include Rapa Nui roe and Samoan loi.
Noun edit
loi
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *loqi. Cognates include Tahitian roi and Tuvaluan loi.
Noun edit
loi
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 56
Zou edit
Noun edit
loi