-lei
German
Alternative forms
- -ley (obsolete)
- -erlei (different segmentation)
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Suffix
-lei
- means sort, kind, type; added to numerals or some pronouns: indicates the specified number of types
Synonyms
- -hand
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:German_words_suffixed_with_-lei'>German words suffixed with -lei</a>
- beiderlei
- deinerlei
- dieserlei
- jederlei
- seinerlei
- solcherlei
- verschiedenerlei
- welcherlei
- waserlei
Further reading
Middle English
Suffix
-lei
- Alternative form of -liche
References
- “-lī, suf.(1)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 April 2018.
- “-lī, suf.(2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 April 2018.
Romanian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lej/
Suffix
-lei (pl)
- 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:
- Monosyllables ending in vowels also take this suffix:
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