Léït

See also: leit, Leit, and lèit

Limburgish

Etymology 1

From Old Limburgish *leith, from Proto-Germanic *laiþą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lei̯˨t/
  • Homophone: léït
  • Rhymes: -ei̯t

Noun

Léït n (uncountable) (Eupen)

  1. woe, grief, distress, sorrow, suffering, affliction
  2. wrong, harm, injury

Etymology 2

From Middle Limburgish lēht, from Old Limburgish leoht, from Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewktom.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lei̯˦t/
  • Rhymes: -ei̯t

Noun

Léït n (plural Léïter) (Eupen)

  1. light
  2. (colloquial) lamp, candle; any lightsource
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