different between leah vs leia

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lauh, from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lówkos.

The use of the word meaning "meadow" is a later development of the word, possibly aided by confusion between l?as (plural of the original meaning of l?ah) with l?s (modern lease, leasow).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læ???x/

Noun

l?ah m or f

1. woodland
2. a woodland glade
3. a clearing (especially one used for farming)
4. a meadow

Descendants

• Middle English: legh, lege, lei (from the Anglian variant)
  • English: leigh, lea
  • Scots: le, ley, lei

References

• Mills, David (1976) , “Directory of Place Names”, in The Place Names of Lancashire, London: Batsford Books, ?ISBN

Romanian

Etymology

From Ukrainian ??? (ljax), from Old East Slavic *???? (*ljax?), from Proto-Slavic *l?x?, from Proto-Slavic *l?d?nin? (“dweller of wasteland”)

Noun

leah m (plural le?i)

1. (dated) Pole, Polack

Declension

Further reading

• leah in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Estonian

Verb

leia

1. present indicative connegative of leidma
2. second-person singular imperative of leidma

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

leia (present tense leiar or leier, past tense leia or leidde, past participle leia, leidd or leitt, passive infinitive leiast, present participle leiande, imperative lei)

1. Alternative form of leie

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• lea, l?a

Etymology

From Old Norse hlæja, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjan?.

Verb

l?ia

1. to laugh
2. to smile

Conjugation

Descendants

• Swedish: le

Portuguese

Verb

leia

1. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of ler
2. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of ler
3. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of ler
4. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of ler

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) lia
• (Sursilvan) ligia

Etymology

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Noun

leia f (plural leias)

1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) league