leveiz

Old French

Alternative forms

• levediz (archaic)
• levëis (late)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *levātīcius, from Latin levāre. By surface analysis, lever +‎ -ëiz.

Pronunciation

• (archaic) IPA^(key): /lɛvəˈðits/
• (classical) IPA^(key): /lɛvəˈits/
• (late) IPA^(key): /lɛv(ə)ˈis/

Adjective

leveiz m (oblique and nominative feminine singular levëice)

1. liftable, designed to be lifted

Derived terms

• pont levëiz

References

• Malkiel, Yakov. 1968. The Old French verbal abstracts in -ëiz. Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie 102. 33.