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"1": "pt",
"2": "roa-opt",
"3": "lei"
},
"expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese lei",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "la",
"3": "lex",
"4": "lēgem"
},
"expansion": "Latin lēgem",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "itc-pro",
"3": "*lēg-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Italic *lēg-",
"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*leǵ-s"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gl",
"2": "lei"
},
"expansion": "Galician lei",
"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.",
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{
"form": "leis",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "f"
},
"expansion": "lei f (plural leis)",
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"lei"
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"pos": "noun",
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"name": "Pages with 24 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
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{
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"name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
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"Entry maintenance"
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"source": "w"
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"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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"glosses": [
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{
"word": "leal"
},
{
"word": "legal"
},
{
"word": "legítimo"
},
{
"word": "lídimo"
}
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{
"tags": [
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],
"word": "ley"
}
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
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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/",
"tags": [
"Portugal",
"Southern"
]
}
],
"word": "lei"
}
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"2": "roa-opt",
"3": "lei"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "la",
"3": "lex",
"4": "lēgem"
},
"expansion": "Latin lēgem",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "itc-pro",
"3": "*lēg-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Italic *lēg-",
"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*leǵ-s"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gl",
"2": "lei"
},
"expansion": "Galician lei",
"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"
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"lei"
],
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"lang_code": "pt",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "leal"
},
{
"word": "legal"
},
{
"word": "legítimo"
},
{
"word": "lídimo"
}
],
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"Pages with entries",
"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"
}
],
"glosses": [
"law"
],
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[
"law",
"law"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
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{
"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/",
"tags": [
"Portugal",
"Southern"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "ley"
}
],
"word": "lei"
}
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