leveiz

Old French

Alternative forms
  • levediz (archaic)
  • levëis (late)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *levātīcius, from Latin levāre. By surface analysis, lever +‎ -ëiz.

Pronunciation
  • (archaic) IPA(key): /lɛvəˈðits/
  • (classical) IPA(key): /lɛvəˈits/
  • (late) IPA(key): /lɛv(ə)ˈis/

Adjective

leveiz m (oblique and nominative feminine singular levëice)

  1. liftable, designed to be lifted

Derived terms

References
  • Malkiel, Yakov. 1968. The Old French verbal abstracts in -ëiz. Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie 102. 33.
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