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Is lev a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lev is a Scrabble US word. The word lev is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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3-letter words (1 found)

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Definitions and meaning of lev

lev

Etymology

From Bulgarian лев (lev), a variant of лъв (lǎv, “lion”). Doublet of Leo, leu, lion, and Lyon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛv/
  • Rhymes: -ɛv

Noun

lev (plural leva or levs)

  1. The currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki.

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • ELV, vel

Cornish

Noun

lev m (plural levow)

  1. voice

Further reading

  • “lev” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛf]
  • Hyphenation: lev
  • Rhymes: -ɛf

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech lev, from Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from a Germanic source (possibly Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa)). Can ultimately be traced back to Latin leō, which comes from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), a word that is possibly a Semitic or an Akkadian borrowing.

Noun

lev m anim (feminine lvice, related adjective lví)

  1. lion
  2. (heraldry) lion
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Bulgarian лев (lev), ultimately from the same root as Etymology 1.

Noun

lev m inan

  1. lev (currency of Bulgaria)
Declension

Further reading

  • lev in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • lev in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Danish lev, from Old Norse hleifr, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (“bread”), cognate with Swedish lev, English loaf, German Laib, Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leːˀv/, [ˈleːˀw], [ˈlewˀ]

Noun

lev c (singular definite leven, plural indefinite leve)

  1. (archaic) bread
Declension

References

  • “Lev,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

From Bulgarian лев (lev).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛf/, [ˈlɛf]

Noun

lev c (singular definite leven, plural indefinite leva)

  1. lef (currency in Bulgaria)
Declension

References

  • “lev” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leːˀv/, [ˈleːˀw], [ˈlewˀ]

Verb

lev

  1. imperative of leve

French

Pronunciation

Noun

lev m (plural levs)

  1. lev

Further reading

  • “lev”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Bulgarian лев (lev), a variant of лъв (lǎv, “lion”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlep̚/
  • Hyphenation: lév

Noun

lév (first-person possessive levku, second-person possessive levmu, third-person possessive levnya)

  1. lev: the currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki.

Further reading

  • “lev” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

lev

  1. imperative of leve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

lev

  1. imperative of leva

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • ľev (alternative writing)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from a Germanic source (possibly Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa)). Can ultimately be traced back to Latin leō, which comes from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), a word that is possibly a Semitic or an Akkadian borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈlɛʋ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈlɛf/

Noun

lev m animal

  1. lion

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: lev

Further reading

  • Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “lev”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Danish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hleifr, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (“bread”).

Noun

lev

  1. bread

Descendants

  • Danish: lev

References

  • “lev” in Gammeldansk Ordbog

Portuguese

Noun

lev m (plural levs)

  1. lev (currency of Bulgaria)

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • leav (Sutsilvan)
  • leiv (Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin levem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛf/

Adjective

lev m (feminine singular leva, masculine plural levs, feminine plural levas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) light (of weight)
  2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) easy

Synonyms

  • (Puter, Vallader) liger

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛu̯/
  • Homophone: leu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from a Germanic source (possibly Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa)). Can ultimately be traced back to Latin leō, which comes from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), a word that is possibly a Semitic or an Akkadian borrowing.

Noun

lev m anim (feminine levica)

  1. lion
Declension


Derived terms

Etymology 2

Derived from Bulgarian лев (lev).

Noun

lev m inan (genitive singular leva, nominative plural levy, genitive plural levov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. lev, currency of Bulgaria
Declension

References

  • “lev”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from a Germanic source (possibly Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa)). Can ultimately be traced back to Latin leō, which comes from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), a word that is possibly a Semitic or an Akkadian borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛ́ʋ/

Noun

lȅv m anim (female equivalent levínja)

  1. lion

Inflection

Derived terms

  • lȇvček

Further reading

  • “lev”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leːv/

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish lever, from Old Norse hleifr, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Cognate with Icelandic hleifur, English loaf, German Laib.

Noun

lev c

  1. a loaf of bread
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lev

  1. imperative of leva

Etymology 3

From Bulgarian лев (lev, “lion”).

Noun

lev (plural leva)

  1. lev, the currency of Bulgaria
Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Veps

Etymology

From Russian лев (lev).

Noun

lev

  1. lion

Inflection

References

  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “лев”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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