"-lei" meaning in German

See -lei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

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
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "lei",
        "g": "f",
        "t": "kind"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German lei f (“kind”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "lei"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French lei",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "lex"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin lex",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-lei"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch -lei",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German lei f (“kind”), from Old French lei, from Latin lex. Cognate with Dutch -lei.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-lei",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "beiderlei"
        },
        {
          "word": "deinerlei"
        },
        {
          "word": "dieserlei"
        },
        {
          "word": "jederlei"
        },
        {
          "word": "seinerlei"
        },
        {
          "word": "solcherlei"
        },
        {
          "word": "verschiedenerlei"
        },
        {
          "word": "welcherlei"
        },
        {
          "word": "waserlei"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "alle (“all”) + -lei → allerlei (“all kinds [of]”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "drei (“three”) + -lei → dreierlei (“three kinds [of]”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Suffix added to numerals and pronouns to create determiners/pronouns indicating variety"
      ],
      "id": "en--lei-de-suffix-tBFGx4eg",
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        {
          "word": "-hand"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ley"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "-lay"
        },
        {
          "english": "different segmentation",
          "word": "-erlei"
        }
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "-lei"
}
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      "word": "beiderlei"
    },
    {
      "word": "deinerlei"
    },
    {
      "word": "dieserlei"
    },
    {
      "word": "jederlei"
    },
    {
      "word": "seinerlei"
    },
    {
      "word": "solcherlei"
    },
    {
      "word": "verschiedenerlei"
    },
    {
      "word": "welcherlei"
    },
    {
      "word": "waserlei"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "gmh",
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        "g": "f",
        "t": "kind"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German lei f (“kind”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "lei"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French lei",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "lex"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin lex",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-lei"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch -lei",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German lei f (“kind”), from Old French lei, from Latin lex. Cognate with Dutch -lei.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-lei",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "German lemmas",
        "German suffixes",
        "German terms derived from Latin",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old French",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "alle (“all”) + -lei → allerlei (“all kinds [of]”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "drei (“three”) + -lei → dreierlei (“three kinds [of]”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Suffix added to numerals and pronouns to create determiners/pronouns indicating variety"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-hand"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/De--lei.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-ley"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "-lay"
    },
    {
      "english": "different segmentation",
      "word": "-erlei"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-lei"
}

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