loi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "loi"

Drehu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /loi/

Adjective

loi

  1. good

References

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈloi̯/, [ˈlo̞i̯]
  • Rhymes: -oi
  • Syllabification(key): loi

Verb

loi

  1. third-person singular past indicative of luoda

Anagrams

French

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /lwa/
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Homophones: lois (general), loua, louas, louât (one pronunciation)

Noun

loi f (plural lois)

  1. law (legal code)
    la loi de la France ― the law in France, French law
  2. law (scientific principle)
    la loi de Boyle ― Boyle's law

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • ⇒ Haitian Creole: lalwa
  • → Moore: laloa

See also

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms
  • lei (early Old French or northern dialects)

Etymology

From earlier lei, from Latin lēgem, accusative singular of lēx.

Noun

loi oblique singular, f (oblique plural lois, nominative singular loi, nominative plural lois)

  1. law
  2. rule; regulation

Descendants

Tokelauan
Te loi (1).
Te loi (2).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlo.i]
  • Hyphenation: lo‧i

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *roe. Cognates include Rapa Nui roe and Samoan loi.

Noun

loi

  1. ant

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *loqi. Cognates include Tahitian roi and Tuvaluan loi.

Noun

loi

  1. blue-spotted grouper (Cephalopholis argus)

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 56

Zou

Noun

loi

  1. buffalo

References
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