different between lote vs lofe

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l??t/
• Rhymes: -??t

Etymology 1

From Middle English loten, lotien, from Old English *lotian, a variant (influenced by Old English lot (“fraud; deceit”)) of lutian (“to lie hid; be concealed; lurk; skulk; be latent”), from Proto-Germanic *lut?n? (“to conceal; hide; lurk”). Cognate with Gothic ???????????????????? (lut?n, “to deceive”).

Verb

lote (third-person singular simple present lotes, present participle loting, simple past and past participle loted)

1. (intransitive, archaic) To lurk; lie hidden

Derived terms

• loteby

Etymology 2

From Latin lotus, from Ancient Greek ????? (l?tós, “lotus”). Doublet of lotus.

Noun

lote (plural lotes)

1. A large tree (Celtis australis), the European nettle tree, found in the south of Europe. It has a hard wood, and bears a cherry-like fruit.

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Anagrams

• ELOT, Leto, telo-, tole

Dutch

Verb

lote

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of loten

French

Alternative forms

• lotte

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?t/

Noun

lote f (plural lotes)

1. burbot (a freshwater fish: Lota lota)

Anagrams

• tôle

Friulian

Etymology

From Late Latin lucta, from Latin luctor.

Noun

lote f (plural lotis)

1. fight, struggle
2. conflict
3. wrestling

Related terms

• lotâ
• lotadôr

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. From Proto-Germanic *hlut? (“lot, share”), either through Suevic or through Old French lot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?te?/

Noun

lote m (plural lotes)

1. a quantity of things or persons

   Synonym: fato

2. set, group
3. faggot, bundle

   Synonym: feixe

4. lot, share

   Synonyms: partilla, sorte

5. (production) batch

References

• “lote” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “lote” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “lote” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Latin

Noun

l?te

1. vocative singular of l?tus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

lote

1. past participle of lyta

Portuguese

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlut? (“lot, share”), either through Suevic or through Old French lot.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?l?.t??i/

Noun

lote m (plural lotes)

1. lot
2. plot (of land)
3. batch

Spanish

Etymology

From French lot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lote/, [?lo.t?e]
• Rhymes: -ote

Noun

lote m (plural lotes)

1. lot (chance assignment)
2. lot, claim
3. plot (of land)
4. (production) batch
5. (informatics) batch

Derived terms

Further reading

• “lote” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swahili

Adjective

lote

1. Ji class inflected form of -ote.

English

Alternative forms

• loave, loff

Etymology 1

From Middle English lofe, lof (“praise, price”), from Old English lof (“praise, glory, repute, song of praise, hymn”), from Proto-West Germanic *lob, from Proto-Germanic *lub? (“praise, permission”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewb?- (“to love, like”). Cognate with Scots lofe (“an offer”), North Frisian lof (“praise”), Dutch lof (“praise, glory, commendation”), German Lob (“praise, commendation, tribute”), Icelandic lof (“praise”).

Noun

lofe (plural lofes)

1. (West Midlands and Northern England) An offer; choice; an opportunity; chance.

Etymology 2

From Middle English loven, from Old English lofian (“to praise, exalt, appraise, value, set a price on”), from Proto-West Germanic *lob?n, from Proto-Germanic *lub?n? (“to praise, vow”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewb?- (“to love, like”).

Cognate with Scots lofe, love (“to offer at a price”), North Frisian lowe (“to vow, swear”), Dutch loven (“to praise, bless, commend”), German loben (“to praise, laud, commend”), Icelandic lofa (“to promise, praise, allow”). More at love (Etymology 3).

Verb

lofe (third-person singular simple present lofes, present participle lofing, simple past and past participle lofed)

1. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To praise; commend.
2. (transitive, West Midlands and Northern England) To offer; offer at a price; expose for sale.

References

• Wright, Joseph (1902) The English Dialect Dictionary?^[3], volume 3, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 640

Anagrams

• floe

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: lofent, lofes

Verb

lofe

1. first-person singular present indicative of lofer
2. third-person singular present indicative of lofer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of lofer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of lofer
5. second-person singular imperative of lofer

Middle English

Noun

lofe (plural lofes)

1. Alternative spelling of lof