leite

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See also: Leite and léite

Galician

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese leite m, from Late Latin lactem m or f, from Latin lac n. Compare Portuguese leite m, Spanish leche f, and French lait m.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlejte/ [ˈlej.t̪ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ejte
  • Hyphenation: lei‧te

Noun

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leite m (plural leites)

  1. milk
    El tráenos leite cada mañá.
    He delivers us milk every morning.

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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leite

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

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish littiu f (porridge, gruel).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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leite f (genitive singular leitean)

  1. porridge, stirabout
  2. paste

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Middle English

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Noun

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leite

  1. Alternative form of leyt

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leita.

Verb

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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))

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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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

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin lactem m or f, from Latin lac n. Cognate with Old French lait m.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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leite m (plural leites)

  1. milk
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Descendants

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  • Galician: leite m
  • Portuguese: leite m (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlej.t͡ʃi/ [ˈleɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlej.te/ [ˈleɪ̯.te]
 

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese leite m, from Late Latin lactem m or f, from Latin lac n, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵlákts. Compare Galician leite m, Spanish leche f, and French lait m.

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Noun

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leite m (plural leites)

  1. milk (white liquid produced by the mammary glands)
    Eu gosto de café com leite e açúcar.
    I like coffee with milk and sugar.
    Leite integral, leite desnatado.
    Whole milk, skimmed milk.
  2. (by extension) milk (white liquid obtained from a vegetable source)
  3. (colloquial, by extension) white sap expelled from some trees and green fruit when cut; latex
    Synonym: látex
  4. (colloquial) semen, cum, jizz
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:esperma
    Dá-me o teu leite.
    Give me your cum.
Quotations
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:leite.

Derived terms
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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leite

  1. inflection of leitar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative