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{{also|Λεία}}
==Ancient Greek==

===Pronunciation===
{{grc-IPA|λείᾱ}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{der|grc|ine-pro|*leh₂w-}}. Cognates include {{cog|sa|लोत}}, {{cog|la|lucrum}} and {{cog|gem-pro|*launą}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|grc|λάιᾱ||dor}}
* {{alter|grc|ληΐη||ion}}

====Noun====
{{grc-noun|head=λείᾱ|λείᾱς|f|first}}

# [[booty]], [[plunder]]
# the act of [[plunder]]
# [[stolen]] [[property]]
# [[herd]], [[flock]]

=====Inflection=====
{{grc-decl|λείᾱ|λείᾱς}}

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|grc|ληΐζομαι|t=I plunder}}, {{l|grc|λῄζομαι}}
* {{l|grc|λῃστής|t=robber}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{m|grc|λεῖος||smooth}}.

====Noun====
{{grc-noun|head=λείᾱ|λείᾱς|f|first}}

# tool for [[smooth]]ing stone

=====Inflection=====
{{grc-decl|λείᾱ|λείᾱς}}

====Adjective====
{{head|grc|adjective form}}

# {{inflection of|grc|λεῖος||f|nom//voc|s|;|f|nom//acc//voc|d}}

===Descendants===
* {{desc|el|λεία}} <!-- for both -->

===References===
* {{R:LSJ}}
* {{R:Middle Liddell}}
* {{R:Bailly}}
* {{R:Woodhouse}}

==Greek==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|el|grc|λεία}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|el|/ˈli.a/}}
* {{hyphenation|el|λεί|α}}

===Noun===
{{el-noun|f|λείες}}

# [[prey]]
# [[booty]]

====Declension====
{{el-nF-α-ες-2b|λεί|λει}}

====Related terms====
{{see|el|ληστής|g=m|t=robber}}

===Adjective===
{{head|el|adjf}}

# {{infl of|el|λείος||nom//acc//voc|f|s}}
# {{infl of|el|λείος||nom//acc//voc|n|p}}