leveiz
Old French
Alternative forms
- levediz (archaic)
- levëis (late)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *levātīcius, from Latin levāre. By surface analysis, lever + -ëiz.
Pronunciation
- (archaic) IPA(key): /lɛvəˈðits/
- (classical) IPA(key): /lɛvəˈits/
- (late) IPA(key): /lɛv(ə)ˈis/
Adjective
leveiz m (oblique and nominative feminine singular levëice)
- liftable, designed to be lifted
Derived terms
- pont levëiz
References
- Malkiel, Yakov. 1968. The Old French verbal abstracts in -ëiz. Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie 102. 33.