-lei

German

Alternative forms

  • -ley (obsolete)
  • -erlei (different segmentation)

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Suffix

-lei

  1. means sort, kind, type; added to numerals or some pronouns: indicates the specified number of types

Synonyms

  • -hand

Derived terms

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  • beiderlei
  • deinerlei
  • dieserlei
  • jederlei
  • seinerlei
  • solcherlei
  • verschiedenerlei
  • welcherlei
  • waserlei

Further reading

  • -lei in Duden online
  • -lei in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891
  • -lei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle English

Suffix

-lei

  1. Alternative form of -liche

References


Romanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lej/

Suffix

-lei (pl)

  1. variant of -a
the (definite article)

Usage notes

  • This form of the definite article is used for feminine nouns in the genitive and dative cases which end in a stressed vowel or diphthong:
basmalei, from basma, fem.
cafelei, from cafea, fem.
  • Monosyllables ending in vowels also take this suffix:
zilei, from zi, fem.
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