"ley" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlei/, [ˈlei̯] Forms: leyes [plural]
Rhymes: -ei Etymology: Inherited from Latin lēgem (whence English legal and legitimate), from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s, from *leǵ- (“to gather”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|lēx|lēgem||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin lēgem, {{inh+|es|la|lēx|lēgem}} Inherited from Latin lēgem, {{m|en|legal}} legal, {{m|en|legitimate}} legitimate, {{inh|es|itc-pro|*lēg-}} Proto-Italic *lēg-, {{inh|es|ine-pro|*leǵ-s}} Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s, {{m|ine-pro|*leǵ-||to gather}} *leǵ- (“to gather”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} ley f (plural leyes)
  1. law (a well-established characteristic of nature) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-ley-es-noun-wXO~UXLT Disambiguation of Law: 26 32 36 6
  2. law (body of rules issued by a legislative body) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-ley-es-noun-msvhuApL Disambiguation of Law: 26 32 36 6 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 16 60 13 11
  3. law (particular piece of legislation) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-ley-es-noun-bchJEaLa Disambiguation of Law: 26 32 36 6
  4. religion, credence, worship of a god Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ley-es-noun-AJsmlRK4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: ley del buen samaritano, ley natural [natural] [law] Related terms: leal, legal, legislar, legítimo, lindo
Derived forms: a la ley, con todas las de la ley, costumbre fuera de ley, de buena ley, de ley, de mala ley, decreto ley, fuera de la ley, generales de la ley, hecha la ley, hecha la trampa, imperio de la ley, ley de atracción, ley de bases, ley de Coulomb, ley de Dios, ley de enjuiciamiento, ley de Hooke, ley de la selva, ley de la trampa, ley de la ventaja, ley de los grandes números, ley de Moisés, ley de Murphy, ley de Ohm, ley de vida, ley del embudo, ley del silencio, ley fundamental, ley marcial, ley natural, ley orgánica, ley seca, ley universal, proposición de ley, proposición no de ley, proyecto de ley (english: bill, draft law), proyecto de ley, quebrar la ley, quebrantar la ley (english: to break the law), reserva de ley, tablas de la ley

Inflected forms

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