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-lei
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Appendix:Variations of "lei"
Dutch
Etymology
From nl fro lei law, custom, possibly through nl gmh lei.
Pronunciation
nl /-lɛi̯/
nl Nl--lei.ogg
Suffix
nl suffix
means sort, kind, type; added to numerals or some pronouns: indicates the specified number of types
nl -hand
Usage notes
Since words with this suffix were originally univerbations of noun phrases, this suffix is always preceded in a compound by a determiner or numeral in the genitive feminine singular (as lei was a feminine noun), i.e. ending in nl -er.
Derived terms
nl allerlei, nl enigerlei, nl generlei, nl menigerlei, nl velerlei, nl verscheidenerlei
nl enerlei, nl tweeërlei, nl drieërlei, nl vierderlei
German
Alternative forms
de -ley -lay obsolete
de -erlei different segmentation
Etymology
From de gmh lei f kind, from de fro lei, from de la lex. Cognate with nl -lei.
Pronunciation
de De--lei.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Suffix
de suffix
Suffix added to numerals and pronouns to create determiners/pronouns indicating variety
de -hand
de alle all allerlei all kinds [of]
de drei three dreierlei three kinds [of]
Usage notes
The noun following a determiner in de -lei may be singular or plural. It is usually singular with abstract nouns, but alternatively plural with concrete nouns. Thus de in zweierlei Hinsicht in two different aspects, but de mit zweierlei Öl or Ölen with two kinds of oils.
Derived terms
de -erlei
de beiderlei
de deinerlei
de dieserlei
de jederlei
de seinerlei
de solcherlei
de verschiedenerlei
de welcherlei
Further reading
-lei
Middle English
Etymology 1
Suffix
enm suffix 1
enm -ly adjectival suffix adjectival
Etymology 2
Suffix
enm suffix 1
enm -ly adverbial suffix adverbial
Romanian
Alternative forms
ro -ei
Pronunciation
ro /lej/
Suffix
ro suffix pl
ro variant -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.