Leite
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See also: leite
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- As a German surname, from the female personal name Aleite, shortened from the name Adelheid.
- As a Norwegian surname, from the name of several farmsteads in Norway, from Old Norse leiti (“hill”), from Proto-Germanic *hliþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean, slope”).
- As a Portuguese surname, from the noun leite (“milk”).
Proper noun[edit]
Leite (plural Leites)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Leite is the 10316th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3123 individuals. Leite is most common among White (83.48%) individuals.
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German līte, from Old High German hlīta, from Proto-West Germanic *hlīdu, from Proto-Germanic *hlīdō.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): [ˈlaɪ̯tə]
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Noun[edit]
Leite f (genitive Leite, plural Leiten)
- (Upper German) slope, incline
- 2009 April 8, Roswitha Diemer, “Eurasburg […] Ein neuer Dorfplatz mit Brunnen”, in Merkur.de[1]:
- Eine weitere Neuerung ist die Installation eines Dorfbrunnens. Dafür will die Gemeinde eine Rohrleitung vom Weiher an der Leite hinunter zum Dorfplatz verlegen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation[edit]
Declension of Leite [feminine]
Further reading[edit]
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