Finnish

Verb

loi

1. Third-person singular indicative past form of luoda.

Anagrams

• ilo, oli

French

Etymology

Old French loi, lei, from Latin lex. Briefly spelled loy in Middle French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lwa/

Noun

loi f ‎(plural lois)

1. law (legal code)

   la loi de la France – the law in France, French law

2. law (scientific principle)

   la loi de Boyle – Boyle's law

Related terms

• légal
• législatif
• législation
• légitime

See also

• juridique
• jury

Lojban

Cmavo

loi

1. short for «lu'o lo»; a mass composed of

   la djan. cu nelci lonu pinxe loi dotco birje

   Zhang likes to drink German beer.

Usage notes

• A sumti phrase begun with loi ends with the elidable terminator ku unless no ambiguity results (in which case the terminator can be elided).
• The cmavo loi may be useful with mass nouns (such as birje ‎(“beer”) in the above example).

Related terms

• lai
• lei

Rafsi

loi

1. rafsi of loldi.

Old French

Alternative forms

• lei (early Old French or northern dialects)

Etymology

Latin lex

Noun

loi f ‎(oblique plural lois, nominative singular loi, nominative plural lois)

1. law
2. rule; regulation
   • circa 1250, Rutebeuf, De sainte Esglise:

     La loi que tu nous as aprise

     the law that you taught to us

Descendants

• French: loi