lith

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /lɪθ/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A limb; any member of the body. UK,dialectal
  2. Property. uncountable
  3. A gate; a gap in a fence. UK,dialectal
  4. coccolith informal
  5. A joint; a segment or symmetrical part or division. UK,dialectal
    — lith and limb;  out of lith
  6. A segment of an orange, or similar fruit. Scotland

词形变化

liths plural lythe alternative liths plural liths plural

词汇关系

衍生词
lithy

词源

词源 1
From Middle English lith, lyth, from Old English liþ (“limb, member, joint, tip of finger, point”), from Proto-Germanic *liþuz (“limb”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots lith (“part of the body, joint”), West Frisian lid (“part of the body, member”), Dutch lid (“limb, member, section”), Middle High German lit (“limb, member”), Swedish led (“joint, link, channel”), Icelandic liður (“item”), Dutch lid (“part of the body; member”) and gelid (“joint, rank, file”), German Glied (“limb, member, link”).
词源 2
From Middle English lith, lyth (“owndom”), from Old Norse lýðr (“people, lede”), from Proto-Germanic *liudiz (“men, people”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“man, people”). Cognate with Dutch lieden and lui, German Leute (“people”), Old English lēode (“people”). More at lede.
词源 3
From Middle English *lith, from Old Norse hlið (“a gap, gate, space”), from Proto-Germanic *hlidą (“door, lid, eyelid”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to conceal, hide”). Cognate with dialectal Norwegian lid, led (“an opening in a fence”), Scots lith (“a gap in a fence, gate opening”), Old English hlid (“lid, covering, door, gate, opening”). More at lid.
词源 4
By shortening.
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