Léït
See also: leit, Leit, and lèit
Limburgish
Etymology 1
From Old Limburgish *leith, from Proto-Germanic *laiþą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lei̯˨t/
- Homophone: léït
- Rhymes: -ei̯t
Noun
Léït n (uncountable) (Eupen)
- woe, grief, distress, sorrow, suffering, affliction
- wrong, harm, injury
Etymology 2
From Middle Limburgish lēht, from Old Limburgish leoht, from Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewktom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lei̯˦t/
- Rhymes: -ei̯t
Noun
Léït n (plural Léïter) (Eupen)
- light
- (colloquial) lamp, candle; any lightsource