leit

See also: Leit, lèit, and Léït

Aragonese

Alternative forms

• llet (Ribagorçan, Benasquese)
• let (Belsetan)

Etymology

Akin to Occitan lèit, Catalan llet, Spanish leche, Italian latte, from Latin lac.

Noun

leit

1. milk

Bourguignon

Etymology

From a variation of Old French lit, from Latin lectus.

Noun

leit m (plural leits)

1. bed

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leiːt/
• Rhymes: -eiːt

Etymology 1

Noun

leit f (genitive singular leitar, nominative plural leitir)

1. search, look
2. roundup of sheep

Declension

Declension of leit (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	leit	leitin	leitir	leitirnar
accusative	leit	leitina	leitir	leitirnar
dative	leit	leitinni	leitum	leitunum
genitive	leitar	leitarinnar	leita	leitanna

Derived terms

• atvinnuleit (“job hunt, job search”)
• fjársjóðsleit (“treasure hunt”)
• lóðleit (“depth-first search”)
• páskaeggjaleit (“Easter egg hunt”)

Related terms

• leita (“to search”)

Etymology 2

Verb

leit

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of líta

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑɪ̯t/

Etymology 1

Inflected form of leiden.

Verb

leit

1. inflection of leiden:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person plural present indicative
   3. second-person singular/plural imperative

Etymology 2

Inflected form of leien.

Verb

leit

1. inflection of leien:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Middle English

Noun

leit

1. alternative form of leyt

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

leit

1. neuter singular of lei

Verb

leit

1. imperative of leite

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse leit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛɪːt/

Noun

leit (indeclinable?)

1. search; a look for

   Kva er du på leit etter?

   What are you looking for?

Etymology 2

Verb

leit

1. past of lita
2. imperative of leita

References

• “leit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Verb

leit

1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of líta

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic лиꙗти (lijati), from Proto-Slavic *lijati (“to pour”), from *liti (“to pour”). The meaning was "as if poured into a mold", hence its derivation from "to pour".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈit/

• Audio:

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Adjective

leit m or n (feminine singular leită, masculine plural leiți, feminine/neuter plural leite)

1. alike, identical

Declension

Declension of leit

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	leit		leită		leiți	leite
	definite	leitul		leita		leiții	leitele
genitive- dative	indefinite	leit		leite		leiți	leite
	definite	leitului		leitei		leiților	leitelor

Further reading

• “leit”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025