"lei" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlej/ [Brazil], [ˈleɪ̯] [Brazil], /ˈlɐj/ [Portugal], /ˈlɐj/ [Portugal], /ˈlej/ [Northern, Portugal], /ˈlej/ [Central, Portugal], /ˈle/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: leis [plural]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese lei, ley, from earlier lee, from Latin lēgem, from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s < *leǵ-. Cognate with Galician lei, Spanish ley, Catalan llei, Occitan lei, French loi, Italian legge and Romanian lege. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|lei}} Old Galician-Portuguese lei, {{m|roa-opt|ley}} ley, {{m|roa-opt|lee}} lee, {{inh|pt|la|lex|lēgem}} Latin lēgem, {{inh|pt|itc-pro|*lēg-}} Proto-Italic *lēg-, {{inh|pt|ine-pro|*leǵ-s}} Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s, {{m|ine-pro|*leǵ-}} *leǵ-, {{cog|gl|lei}} Galician lei, {{cog|es|ley}} Spanish ley, {{cog|ca|llei}} Catalan llei, {{cog|oc|lei}} Occitan lei, {{cog|fr|loi}} French loi, {{cog|it|legge}} Italian legge, {{cog|ro|lege}} Romanian lege Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} lei f (plural leis)
  1. law Tags: feminine Synonyms: ley [obsolete] Related terms: leal, legal, legítimo, lídimo
    Sense id: en-lei-pt-noun-jx90rfZY Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Galician lei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "ley"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish ley",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Catalan llei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc",
        "2": "lei"
      },
      "expansion": "Occitan lei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      },
      "expansion": "Italian legge",
      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "ro",
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        {
          "english": "And those who by valourous deeds free themselves from the law of Death.",
          "roman": "E aqueles, que por obras valerosas / Se vão da lei da morte libertando.",
          "text": "1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 1st canto",
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          "word": "lídimo"
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            "obsolete"
          ],
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        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈlej/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈleɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɐj/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɐj/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈlej/",
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        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlej/",
      "tags": [
        "Central",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle/",
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        "Southern"
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "pt",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "ley"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish ley",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "llei"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan llei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc",
        "2": "lei"
      },
      "expansion": "Occitan lei",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "loi"
      },
      "expansion": "French loi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "legge"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian legge",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "lege"
      },
      "expansion": "Romanian lege",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese lei, ley, from earlier lee, from Latin lēgem, from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s < *leǵ-.\nCognate with Galician lei, Spanish ley, Catalan llei, Occitan lei, French loi, Italian legge and Romanian lege.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leis",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "lei f (plural leis)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "lei"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "leal"
    },
    {
      "word": "legal"
    },
    {
      "word": "legítimo"
    },
    {
      "word": "lídimo"
    }
  ],
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        "Portuguese 1-syllable words",
        "Portuguese countable nouns",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese feminine nouns",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese nouns",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Italic",
        "Portuguese terms inherited from Latin",
        "Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese",
        "Portuguese terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Portuguese terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Portuguese terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And those who by valourous deeds free themselves from the law of Death.",
          "roman": "E aqueles, que por obras valerosas / Se vão da lei da morte libertando.",
          "text": "1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 1st canto",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlej/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈleɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɐj/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɐj/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlej/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlej/",
      "tags": [
        "Central",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle/",
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        "Southern"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "ley"
    }
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}

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