leite

See also: Leite and léite

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese leite, from Vulgar Latin lactem (“milk”, masculine or feminine accusative), from Latin lac (“milk”, neuter).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlej.t̪ɪ]

Noun

leite m (plural leites)

milk

German

Verb

leite

First-person singular present of leiten.
Imperative singular of leiten.
First-person singular subjunctive I of leiten.
Third-person singular subjunctive I of leiten.

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish littiu f (“porridge, gruel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛtʲə/

Noun

leite f (genitive singular leitean)

porridge, stirabout
paste

Declension

Declension of leite

Fifth declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case	Singular
Nominative	leite
Vocative	a leite
Genitive	leitean
Dative	leite leitin (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an leite
Genitive	na leitean
Dative	leis an leite leis an leitin (archaic, dialectal) don leite don leitin (archaic, dialectal)

Synonyms

brachán m
praiseach f

Derived terms

ceann leitean m (“softy”)
fuarleite f (“cold porridge; oatmeal poultice”)
lámha leitean f pl (“butter-fingers”)
leiteachán m (“porridge-stick”)
leite leamhnachta f (“milk porridge”)
leite lom f (“thin porridge”)
leite mhine coirce f, leite mhine buí f (“oatmeal, Indian-meal, porridge”)
leite rois lín f (“linseed paste”)
leite stolptha f (“thick porridge”)

References

"leite" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “littiu”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

Middle English

Noun

leite

Alternative form of leyt

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

lete

Etymology

From Old Norse leita.

Verb

leite (imperative leit, present tense leiter, simple past lette or leita or leitet or leitte, past participle lett or leita or leitet or leitt)

to look (etter (“for”))
to search (etter (“for”))

References

“leite” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

leite (present tense leitar or leiter, past tense leita or leitte, past participle leita or leitt, present participle leitande, imperative leit)

Alternative form of leita

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese leite, from Vulgar Latin lactem (“milk”, masculine or feminine accusative), from Latin lac (“milk”, neuter), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵlákts. Romance cognates include Catalan llet, French lait, Galician leite, Italian latte, Romanian lapte, Spanish leche.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlej.tʃi/
(Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul) IPA^(key): /ˈlej.te/, /ˈlej.tʃi/
(Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlej.ti/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɐj.tɨ/

Noun

leite m (plural leites)

milk
Eu gosto de café com leite e açúcar.
I like coffee with milk and sugar.
(slang) semen, cum, jizz
Eu gosto muito do sabor salgado do seu leite quente.
I love the salty taste of his hot cum.

Synonyms

(semen): esperma m, sémen/sêmen m

Related terms

lactar
lácteo
lacticínio
láctico
lactose
leiteiro
leitoso
leituga