"-lei" meaning in All languages combined

See -lei on Wiktionary

Suffix [Dutch]

Audio: Nl--lei.ogg
Etymology: From Old French lei (“law, custom”), possibly through Middle High German lei. Etymology templates: {{der|nl|fro|lei|t=law, custom}} Old French lei (“law, custom”), {{der|nl|gmh|lei}} Middle High German lei Head templates: {{head|nl|suffix}} -lei
  1. means sort, kind, type; added to numerals or some pronouns: indicates the specified number of types Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -hand Derived forms: allerlei, enigerlei, generlei, menigerlei, velerlei, verscheidenerlei, enerlei, tweeërlei, drieërlei, vierderlei
    Sense id: en--lei-nl-suffix-FppgnOgK Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Suffix [German]

Audio: De--lei.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German lei f (“kind”), from Old French lei, from Latin lex. Cognate with Dutch -lei. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|lei|g=f|t=kind}} Middle High German lei f (“kind”), {{der|de|fro|lei}} Old French lei, {{der|de|la|lex}} Latin lex, {{cog|nl|-lei}} Dutch -lei Head templates: {{head|de|suffix}} -lei
  1. Suffix added to numerals and pronouns to create determiners/pronouns indicating variety Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -hand, -ley, -lay [obsolete], -erlei (english: different segmentation) Derived forms: beiderlei, deinerlei, dieserlei, jederlei, seinerlei, solcherlei, verschiedenerlei, welcherlei, waserlei
    Sense id: en--lei-de-suffix-tBFGx4eg Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Suffix [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -lei
  1. Alternative form of -ly (“adjectival suffix”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -ly (extra: adjectival suffix)
    Sense id: en--lei-enm-suffix-3pTYWIdb Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -lei
  1. Alternative form of -ly (“adverbial suffix”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -ly (extra: adverbial suffix)
    Sense id: en--lei-enm-suffix-3SvpF0vO Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix [Romanian]

IPA: /lej/
Head templates: {{head|ro|suffix|pl}} -lei (pl)
  1. variant of -a Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme, plural Alternative form of: -a Synonyms: -ei
    Sense id: en--lei-ro-suffix--PDfBtGf Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Romanian entries with incorrect language header
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        {
          "word": "tweeërlei"
        },
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          "word": "drieërlei"
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