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Lei

See also: lei, lēi, léi, lěi, lèi, and leí

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Chinese 雷 (léi).

Proper noun

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Lei (plural Leis)

  1. A surname from Chinese.

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Lei is the 4726th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7504 individuals. Lei is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.23%) individuals.

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Anagrams

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German leie, probably from Celtic and ultimately from a substrate language. Cognate with Luxembourgish Lee, Dutch lei.

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Noun

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Lei f (genitive Lei, plural Leien)

  1. (now chiefly in placenames) a rock of slate, mostly in the Rhenish Massif
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of Schiefer (“slate”)

Derived terms

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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lei (“wreath; child”). Also a short form of numerous compound names containing the word lei.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Lei

  1. a female or male given name from Hawaiian, also a nickname
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Italian

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Pronoun

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Lei (plural voi)

  1. (formal, polite) Alternative letter-case form of lei (“you”)

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Italian personal pronouns
Number Person Gender Nominative Reflexive Accusative Dative Combined Disjunctive Locative Partitive
Singular first — io mi, m', -mi me me —
second — tu ti, t', -ti te te
third m lui si2, s', -si lo, l', -lo gli, -gli glie, se2 lui, sé ci, c',
vi, v' (formal) 		ne, n'
f lei, Lei1 la, La1, l', L'1, -la, -La1 le3, Le1, -le3, -Le1 lei, Lei1, sé
Plural first — noi ci, c', -ci ce noi —
second — voi, Voi4 vi, Vi4, v', V'4, -vi, -Vi4 ve voi, Voi4
third m loro, Loro1 si, s', -si li, Li1, -li, -Li1 gli, -gli, loro (formal),
Loro1 		glie, se loro, Loro1, sé ci, c',
vi, v' (formal) 		ne, n'
f le, Le1, -le, -Le1
1 Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead.
2 Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive.
3 Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language.
4 Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous).

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Slovak

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Lei

  1. dative of Lea
  2. locative of Lea
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