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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈliː.vaɪt/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Levite.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin Levītēs, Lēvīta, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Λευῑ́της (Leuī́tēs). By surface analysis, Levi + -ite. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|Levītēs}} Late Latin Levītēs, {{der|en|grc|Λευῑ́της}} Ancient Greek Λευῑ́της (Leuī́tēs), {{surf|en|Levi|-ite}} By surface analysis, Levi + -ite Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Levite (not comparable)
  1. Of or related to Levi, the Levites, or their priestly role. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Bible, People Synonyms: Aaronite, Aaronid
    Sense id: en-Levite-en-adj-Mj3D-4gF Disambiguation of Bible: 82 17 1 0 Disambiguation of People: 55 45 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 21 2 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 77 18 5 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 10 3 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 18 3 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 12 2 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 55 39 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 75 20 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 69 27 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 72 24 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 84 14 3 0 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 80 12 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 87 9 3 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 87 9 3 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 70 24 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 70 26 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 71 25 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 8 2 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 76 21 3 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 71 25 2 2 Related terms: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob [Israel], Benjamin (alt: Benjaminite), Dan (alt: Danite), Gad (alt: Gadite), Issachar (alt: Issacharite), Joseph (alt: Josephite: Ephraim (Ephraimite); Manasseh (Manassite)), Judah (alt: Judahite), Levi (alt: Levite), Naphtali (alt: Naphtalite), Reuben (alt: Reubenite), Simeon (alt: Simeonite), Zebulun (alt: Zebulunite), Israel, Israeli, Israelite, Israelitic, Israelitish, Jew, Jewish, Judah, Judean Related terms (descendants of the patriarch Jacob, later renamed Israel): Asher (alt: Asherite)

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈliː.vaɪt/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Levite.wav Forms: Levites [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin Levītēs, Lēvīta, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Λευῑ́της (Leuī́tēs). By surface analysis, Levi + -ite. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|Levītēs}} Late Latin Levītēs, {{der|en|grc|Λευῑ́της}} Ancient Greek Λευῑ́της (Leuī́tēs), {{surf|en|Levi|-ite}} By surface analysis, Levi + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} Levite (plural Levites)
  1. A member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi, particularly in its role as a priestly caste. Categories (topical): People Translations (member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi): Λευῑ́της (Leuī́tēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), levita [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 利未人 (lei⁶ mei⁶ jan⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 利未人 (Lìwèirén) (Chinese Mandarin), leviit (Estonian), lévite [masculine] (French), Levit [masculine] (German), Levitin [feminine] (German), לוי (Levi) [masculine] (Hebrew), levita [masculine] (Italian), Lēvītēs [masculine] (Latin), Lēvīta [masculine] (Latin), lewita [masculine] (Polish), Aaronita [masculine] (Polish), aaronita [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), levita [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), Mlawi (Swahili), levit [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Levite-en-noun-csbyZj3W Disambiguation of People: 55 45 0 0 Categories (other): Terms with Hebrew translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 41 57 1 1 Disambiguation of 'member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi': 100 0 0
  2. (obsolete, humorous) A clergyman. Tags: humorous, obsolete
    Sense id: en-Levite-en-noun-wquwUaJg
  3. (now historical) A type of loose dress. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Levite-en-noun-6cQPqBui
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Aaronid (english: descendants of Aaron)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Abraham"
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    {
      "alt": "Issacharite",
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      "alt": "Josephite: Ephraim (Ephraimite); Manasseh (Manassite)",
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      "alt": "Naphtalite",
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