loi
Drehu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loi/
References
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈloi̯/, [ˈlo̞i̯]
- Hyphenation: loi
- Rhymes: -oi
French
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-.
Noun
loi f (plural lois)
- law (legal code)
- la loi de la France – the law in France, French law
- law (scientific principle)
- la loi de Boyle – Boyle's law
Derived terms
- loi de la jungle
- loi du plus fort
- sans foi ni loi
Related terms
Descendants
- ⇒ Haitian Creole: lalwa
Further reading
- “loi” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Alternative forms
- lei (early Old French or northern dialects)
Noun
loi f (oblique plural lois, nominative singular loi, nominative plural lois)
- law
- rule; regulation
- circa 1250, Rutebeuf, De sainte Esglise:
- La loi que tu nous as aprise
- the law that you taught to us
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