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Webster 1828 Edition

Ly

LY

, a termination of adjectives, is a contraction of Sax.lie, G.lich, D.lyk, Dan.lige, Sw.lik, Eng.like; as in lovely,manly, that is,love-like, man-like. As the termination of names, ly signifies field or plain, Sax. leag, Eng. lay, lea or ley, L. locus.

Definition 2024

Ly

Ly

See also: ly, LY, lý, Lý, -ly, .ly, ly., and ly-

Vietnamese

Proper noun

Ly

  1. Alternative spelling of Li

ly

ly

See also: Ly, LY, lý, Lý, -ly, .ly, ly., and ly-

English

Noun

ly ‎(plural lys)

  1. (astronomy) Abbreviation of light-year.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lijden.

Verb

ly ‎(present ly, present participle lydende, past participle gely)

  1. to suffer

Derived terms

Lojban

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lə/

Cmavo

ly ‎(selma'o BY2 BY2)

  1. letteral for l

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyː/

Noun

ly n ‎(definite singular lyet, indefinite plural ly, definite plural lya or lyene)

  1. shelter

Vietnamese

Noun

(classifier cái) ly

  1. Alternative form of li

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