lait

== English == === Alternative forms === late === Etymology === From Middle English laiten, leiten, from Old Norse leita (“to seek, search, inquire”), from Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną (“to look out, see”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk leita (“to search”), Icelandic leita (“to search”), Swedish leta (“to search, hunt, forage”), Old English wlātian (“to gaze, observe, look upon, behold”). === Verb === lait (third-person singular simple present laits, present participle laiting, simple past and past participle laited) (ambitransitive, UK dialectal, obsolete) To seek; search for; inquire. 1862, Song of Solomon, in Twenty-four English Dialects, page 282 (Westmorland dialect): By neeght, o' my bed, I laited him, at my sowl luvs : I laited him, but I dudn't find um. 1877, John Frances, quoting a girl from the moorlands of Yorkshire, Notes and queries, page 10: The other day I heard a girl hailing from the moorlands of Yorkshire remark that she had "laited a long time for the children, but could not find them," evidently meaning she had sought for them. Is this word common to Yorkshire? ==== Derived terms ==== laitand === See also === === Anagrams === ATLI, Ital, Ital., LIAT, LITA, Lita, TILA, Ta-li, Tail, Tila, alit, alti, ital, ital., tail, tali == Antigua and Barbuda Creole English == === Noun === lait (plural lait dem, quantified lait) light == Champenois == === Alternative forms === (Rémois) lat (Langrois) vate === Etymology === Inherited from Old French lait, from Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵlákts. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɛ/ === Noun === lait m (plural laits) (Troyen, Langrois) milk ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Daunay, Jean (1998), Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)‎[1] (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes Baudoin, Alphonse (1885), Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux‎[2] (in French), Troyes == Cimbrian == === Noun === lait f slope === References === Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯t/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯t̪] IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.it/, [ˈlɑ̝.it̪] Rhymes: -ɑit, -ɑ.it Syllabification(key): lait, la‧it Hyphenation(key): lait, la‧it === Noun === lait nominative plural of laki === Anagrams === Ilta, ilta, lati, liat, tali, tila == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French lait, from Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵlákts. Compare Occitan lach, lait. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɛ/, /le/ Homophones: lai, laid, laids, laie, laient, laies, lais, laits (general), lé, les, lés (e/ɛ-merger), legs (dated) Rhymes: -e === Noun === lait m (countable and uncountable, plural laits) (uncountable) milk (countable, informal) an individual serving of milk (uncountable, slang) milk, semen ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== lact-, lacto- lacté laiteux laitier laitue ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: lèt === Further reading === “lait”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === a-t-il liât == Khasi == === Verb === lait to be free ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Singh, U Nissor (1906), Khasi-English dictionary‎[3], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 109. Searchable online at SEAlang.net. == Middle English == === Noun === lait alternative form of leyt == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French lait, from Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵlákts. Compare French lait. === Pronunciation === === Noun === lait m (plural laits) milk ==== Derived terms ==== == Occitan == === Pronunciation === === Noun === lait m (plural laits) alternative form of lach == Old French == === Alternative forms === leid, led === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (early) /lajt/, (later) /lɛjt/ === Etymology 1 === From Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac. ==== Noun ==== lait oblique singular, m (oblique plural laiz or laitz, nominative singular laiz or laitz, nominative plural lait) milk (white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals) ===== Descendants ===== French: lait ⇒ laiteron Haitian Creole: lèt Norman: lait ⇒ Walloon: laecea === Etymology 2 === Thought to be of Germanic origin; see Modern French laid. ==== Adjective ==== lait m (oblique and nominative feminine singular laide) ugly horrific; awful; terrible ===== Declension ===== ===== Descendants ===== Middle French: laidFrench: laid Norman: laid (Jèrriais) Picard: léd (Athois), laizou (Ch'ti) Walloon: léd (Charleroi), laîd (Forrières), lêd (Liégeois) → Italian: laido → Old Spanish: laido → Old Galician-Portuguese: laido Galician: laido → Sicilian: làitu, ladiu ==== Noun ==== lait oblique singular, m (nominative singular laiz or laitz) ugliness === Etymology 3 === See laire ==== Verb ==== lait third-person singular present indicative of laire == Sakizaya == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /la.ˈit/, [la.ˈit] === Noun === lait rope; cord == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlaʔit/ [ˈlaː.ʔɪt̪̚] Rhymes: -aʔit Syllabification: la‧it === Noun === lait (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜁᜆ᜔) revilement; derision; vilification Synonyms: mura, pagmura, alimura, pag-alimura, pagdusta, pandurusta blasphemy Synonyms: paglapastangan, pagwawalang-pakundangan ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === ilat, tali, tila, alit, lati == Tok Pisin == === Etymology === From English light. === Noun === lait light === Adjective === lait bright ==== Related terms ==== tulait