loi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loi/

Adjective

loi

1. good

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloi̯/
• Hyphenation: loi
• Rhymes: -oi

Verb

loi

1. Third-person singular indicative past form of luoda.

Anagrams

• ilo, oli

Etymology

From Middle French loy, from Old French loi, lei, from Latin lēgem, accusative singular of lēx, from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s < *leǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lwa/

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Noun

loi f (plural lois)

1. law (legal code)

   la loi de la France – the law in France, French law

2. law (scientific principle)

   la loi de Boyle – Boyle's law

See also

• juridique
• jury

Further reading

• “loi” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• lei (early Old French or northern dialects)

Etymology

From earlier lei, from Latin lēgem, accusative singular of lēx.

Noun

loi f (oblique plural lois, nominative singular loi, nominative plural lois)

1. law
2. rule; regulation
   • circa 1250, Rutebeuf, De sainte Esglise:

     La loi que tu nous as aprise

     the law that you taught to us