leial
Old French
Adjective
leial m (oblique and nominative feminine singular leial)
- Alternative form of loial
Declension
Declension of leial
| Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Subject | leiaus | leiale (later leiale) | leial |
| Oblique | leial | leial (later leiale) | ||
| Plural | Subject | leial | leiaus (later leiales) | |
| Oblique | leiaus |
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
- leal
- leyal
- loial
Etymology
Latin legalis.
Adjective
leial
- loyal (faithful; committed)
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “legalis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 5: J L, page 240