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lis.

lawsuit, action

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈliːs]Classical-Latin[ˈlis]
  1. lawsuit, action

    declension-3
  2. contention, strife, quarrel

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

From Old Latin stlīs, slīs, perhaps with unusual reduction from Proto-Italic *slītis (“accusation, dispute”), from Proto-Indo-European *sliH-ti-, possibly from a root Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyH- (“to accuse”); cognate with Old Irish liid (“accuse, charge”).

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