loi
See also: Loi, löi, lôi, loî, lỗi, lời, lo'i, LOI, and łoi
Drehu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loi/
Adjective
loi
- good
References
- Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈloi̯/, [ˈlo̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -oi
- Syllabification(key): loi
Verb
loi
- third-person singular past indicative of luoda
Anagrams
- ilo, oli
French
Etymology
From Middle French loy, from Old French loi, lei, from Latin lēgem, accusative singular of lēx, from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s < *leǵ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lwa/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -a
- Homophones: lois (general), loua, louas, louât (one pronunciation)
Noun
loi f (plural lois)
- law (legal code)
- la loi de la France ― the law in France, French law
- law (scientific principle)
- la loi de Boyle ― Boyle's law
Derived terms
- avoir force de loi
- faire la loi
- homme de loi
- loi de Charles
- loi de conservation
- loi de conservation de l'énergie
- loi de la jungle
- loi des grands nombres
- loi du moindre effort
- loi du plus fort
- loi martiale
- loi normale
- loi phonétique
- mettre devant la loi
- nécessité fait loi
- nul n'est censé ignorer la loi
- projet de loi
- sans foi ni loi
Related terms
- légal
- législatif
- législation
- légitime
- loyal
Descendants
- ⇒ Haitian Creole: lalwa
- → Moore: laloa
See also
- juridique
- jury
Further reading
- “loi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Alternative forms
- lei (early Old French or northern dialects)
Etymology
From earlier lei, from Latin lēgem, accusative singular of lēx.
Noun
loi f (oblique plural lois, nominative singular loi, nominative plural lois)
- law
- rule; regulation
- circa 1250, Rutebeuf, De sainte Esglise:
- La loi que tu nous as aprise
- the law that you taught to us
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Descendants
- Middle French: loy
- French: loi
- Norman: louai
- Walloon: lwè
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
- ant
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *loqi. Cognates include Tahitian roi and Tuvaluan loi.
Noun
loi
- blue-spotted grouper (Cephalopholis argus)
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 56
Zou
Noun
loi
- buffalo
References
- http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf