lee

(Inglese)

Noun

1. A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
2. The side of the ship away from the wind.
3. A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.
4. Calm, peace.

Adj

Facing away from the flow of a fluid, usually air.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/liː/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: lee

Ereditato da inglese antico: hlēo

Affine tedesco: Lee

Affine svedese: lä

Affine danese: læ

Affine norvegese: le

Affine norse antico: hlé

Affine olandese: lij

Affine gallese: clyd

Affine lituano: šiltas

In summary

From Middle English lee, from Old English hlēo, hlēow (“shelter, protection”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw (whence also Proto-Slavic *xlěvъ), from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz (compare German Lee (“lee”), Swedish lä, Danish læ, Norwegian le, Old Norse hlé, Dutch lij), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (compare Welsh clyd (“warm, cozy”), Latin calēre (“to warm up”), Lithuanian šiltas (“warm, pleasant”), Sanskrit शरद् (śarad, “autumn”)).

Concetti

sottovento

lato sottovento

poggia

sinonimi

leeward

shelter

lee side

downwind

leeward side

hide

leeside

to leeward

lee face

abode

sheltered side

defence

protection

recourse

refuge

resort

Traduzioni

sotavento

Lee

lij

lijzijde

zawietrzny

zawietrzna

boca

Schutz

sotavent

côté sous le vent

Windschatten

luwte

côté

abrigo

côte