loi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "loi"

Drehu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loi/

Adjective

loi

1. good

References

• Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in 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]
• Rhymes: -oi
• Syllabification^(key): loi

Verb

loi

1. third-person singular past indicative of luoda

Anagrams

• ilo, oli

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French loy, from Old French loi, lei, from Latin lēgem, from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s < *leǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lwa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a
• Homophones: lois (general), loua, louas, louât (one pronunciation)

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

Hyponyms

• loi de Charles
• loi de conservation
• loi de conservation de l’énergie
• loi de la jungle
• loi de la nature
• loi des grands nombres
• loi du moindre effort
• loi du plus fort
• loi martiale
• loi normale
• loi phonétique

 

Derived terms

• avoir force de loi
• faire la loi
• homme de loi
• mettre devant la loi
• nécessité fait loi
• nul n’est censé ignorer la loi
• projet de loi
• sans foi ni loi

 

Related terms

• légal
• législatif
• législation
• légitime
• loyal

Descendants

• ⇒ Haitian Creole: lalwa
• → Moore: laloa

See also

• juridique
• jury

Further reading

• “loi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Alternative forms

• lei (early Old French or northern dialects)

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

     La loi que tu nous as aprise

     the law that you taught to us

Descendants

• Middle French: loy
  • French: loi
• Norman: louai
• Walloon: lwè

Tokelauan

Te loi (1).

Te loi (2).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlo.i]
• Hyphenation: lo‧i

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *roe. Cognates include Rapa Nui roe and Samoan loi.

Noun

loi

1. ant

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *loqi. Cognates include Tahitian roi and Tuvaluan loi.

Noun

loi

1. blue-spotted grouper (Cephalopholis argus)

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 56

Zou

Noun

loi

1. buffalo

References

• http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf