loial

English

Adjective

loial (comparative more loial, superlative most loial)

1. Archaic spelling of loyal.

Old French

Alternative forms

• leal
• leel
• leial
• loyel

Etymology

From older leial, from Latin legālis. Compare Old Occitan leial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loi̯ˈjal/

Adjective

loial m (oblique and nominative feminine singular loial)

1. loyal

Declension

Declension of loial

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	loiaus	loial (later loiale)	loial
	Oblique	loial			loial (later loiale)	loial
Plural	Subject	loial	loiaus (later loiales)		loial
	Oblique	loiaus			loiaus (later loiales)	loial

Related terms

• loi/lei
• loiauté

Descendants

• Middle French: loyal
  • → English: loyal
  • French: loyal
• Walloon: lweyål

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French loyal. Doublet of legal.

Adjective

loial m or n (feminine singular loială, masculine plural loiali, feminine and neuter plural loiale)

1. loyal

Declension

Declension of loial

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	loial		loială	loiali	loiale
	definite	loialul		loiala	loialii	loialele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	loial		loiale	loiali	loiale
	definite	loialului		loialei	loialilor	loialelor