Old English · noun
liþa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈliː.θɑ/[ˈliː.ðɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈliː · θɑ (2 syllables)
Meaning
designating the sixth & seventh months of the Anglo-Saxon calendar (equivalent to June & July), as well as the leap month inserted between them during a leap year.
Etymology
Apparently related to līþe (“mild”) probably cognate with Serbo-Croatian ljeto, Czech léto, Polish lato, Russian ле́то (léto, “summer, year”).
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