ly (plurallys)
FromDutchlijden, fromMiddle Dutchliden, fromOld Dutchlīthan, fromProto-Germanic*līþaną.
ly (presently,present participlelydendeor(rare)lyende,past participlegely)
FromOld Norsehlý, derived from theadjectivehlýr.
ly n (singular definitelyet,not used in plural form)
| neuter gender | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ly | lyet |
| genitive | lys | lyets |
ly (lower case,upper caseLy)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ly | ly-ok |
| accusative | ly-t | ly-okat |
| dative | ly-nak | ly-oknak |
| instrumental | ly-nal | ly-okkal |
| causal-final | ly-ért | ly-okért |
| translative | ly-ná | ly-okká |
| terminative | ly-ig | ly-okig |
| essive-formal | ly-ként | ly-okként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | ly-ban | ly-okban |
| superessive | ly-on | ly-okon |
| adessive | ly-nál | ly-oknál |
| illative | ly-ba | ly-okba |
| sublative | ly-ra | ly-okra |
| allative | ly-hoz | ly-okhoz |
| elative | ly-ból | ly-okból |
| delative | ly-ról | ly-okról |
| ablative | ly-tól | ly-októl |
| non-attributive possessive – singular | ly-é | ly-oké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural | ly-éi | ly-okéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | ly-om | ly-jaim |
| 2nd person sing. | ly-od | ly-jaid |
| 3rd person sing. | ly-ja | ly-jai |
| 1st person plural | ly-unk | ly-jaink |
| 2nd person plural | ly-otok | ly-jaitok |
| 3rd person plural | ly-juk | ly-jaik |
Ultimately fromLatinille, probably reborrowed from a vernacular Romance language.
ly (definite)(Medieval Latin)
ly n (definite singularlyet,indefinite plurally,definite plurallyaorlyene)
FromOld Norsehlýr(“lukewarm”), fromProto-Germanic*hliwjaz. The noun is fromOld Norsehlý(“warmth”).
ly n (definite singularlyet,indefinite plurally,definite plurallya)
ly (masculine and femininely,neuterlytt,definite singular and plurallye,comparativelyare,indefinite superlativelyast,definite superlativelyaste)
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