leite

See also: Leite and léite

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese leite, from Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlej.t̪ɪ]

Noun

leite m (plural leites)

  1. milk
    Qué rico leite dan.
    What rich milk they give.

Further reading

German

Pronunciation
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Verb

leite

  1. inflection of leiten:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative
    3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish littiu f (“porridge, gruel”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɛtʲə/

Noun

leite f (genitive singular leitean)

  1. porridge, stirabout
  2. paste

Declension
Declension of leite

Fifth declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative leite
Vocative a leite
Genitive leitean
Dative leite
leitin (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an leite
Genitive na leitean
Dative leis an leite
leis an leitin (archaic, dialectal)

don leite
don leitin (archaic, dialectal)

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • ceann leitean m (“softy”)
  • fuarleite f (“cold porridge; oatmeal poultice”)
  • lámha leitean f pl (“butter-fingers”)
  • leite leamhnachta f (“milk porridge”)
  • leite lom f (“thin porridge”)
  • leite mhine coirce f, leite mhine buí f (“oatmeal, Indian-meal, porridge”)
  • leite rois lín f (“linseed paste”)
  • leite stolptha f (“thick porridge”)
  • leiteachán m (“porridge-stick”)

References

Middle English

Noun

leite

  1. Alternative form of leyt

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse leita.

Verb

leite (imperative leit, present tense leiter, simple past lette or leita or leitet or leitte, past participle lett or leita or leitet or leitt)

  1. to look (etter (“for”))
  2. to search (etter (“for”))

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

leite (present tense leitar or leiter, past tense leita or leitte, past participle leita or leitt, present participle leitande, imperative leit)

  1. Alternative form of leita

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese leite, from Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵlákts. Compare Galician leite, Spanish leche.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlej.t͡ʃi/ [ˈleɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlej.te/ [ˈleɪ̯.te]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlɐj.t(ɨ)/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlej.t(ɨ)/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈle.t(ɨ)/

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlej.ti/
  • Hyphenation: lei‧te

Noun

leite m (plural leites)

  1. milk
    Eu gosto de café com leite e açúcar.
    I like coffee with milk and sugar.
    Leite integral, leite desnatado.
    Whole milk, skimmed milk.
  2. (colloquial) semen, cum, jizz
    Eu gosto muito do sabor salgado do seu leite quente.
    I love the salty taste of his hot cum.
    Synonyms: esperma, sémen, sêmen

Derived terms
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