Definitions and meaning of leve
leve
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈleːʋə], [ˈleːʊ]
Etymology 1
From Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, cognate with Swedish leva, Norwegian leve, Icelandic lifa, Dutch leven, German leben, and English live.
Verb
leve (imperative lev, infinitive at leve, present tense lever, past tense levede, perfect tense har levet)
- to live, be alive
Related terms
Etymology 2
A nominalization of the fossilized subjunctive leve (“may ... live”).
Noun
leve n (uninflected)
- cheers
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
leve c
- indefinite plural of lev (“bread”, archaic)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
leve
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of leven
Usage notes
Commonly used. Not archaic.
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *lebeh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleʋeˣ/, [ˈle̞ʋe̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -eʋe
- Syllabification(key): le‧ve
Noun
leve
- (dialectal) Synonym of hahtuva
- Synonym of lapo (“rakeful of hay”)
Declension
Derived terms
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese leve, from Latin levis, from Proto-Italic *leɣwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”).
Adjective
leve m or f (plural leves)
- light (of low weight; not heavy)
- Synonym: livián
- gentle, light (having little force)
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
leve
- inflection of levar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “leve” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French lever (“rise”), French soulever (“raise”).
Pronunciation
Verb
leve
- to rise
- to raise
Hungarian
Etymology
From the lev- stem of lé (“juice”) + -e (possessive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɛvɛ]
- Hyphenation: le‧ve
Noun
leve
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of lé
Declension
Derived terms
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Verb
leve
- to live
Related terms
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *lebeh. Cognates include Finnish leve and dialectal Estonian leve.
Pronunciation
-
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈleʋe/, [ˈlʲe̞ʋe̞]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈleʋe/, [ˈle̞ʋe̞]
- Rhymes: -eʋe
- Hyphenation: le‧ve
Noun
leve
- fluff
- lock of hair
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 262
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.ve/
- Rhymes: -ɛve
- Hyphenation: lè‧ve
Noun
leve f
- plural of leva
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
Adjective
leve
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of levis
Etymology 2
Noun
lēve n (genitive lēvis); third declension
- smoothness
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
Adjective
lēve
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of lēvis
References
- leve in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Limburgish
Alternative forms
- laeve, leëve (Veldeke spelling)
- léëve (Eupen spelling)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlæː˨.və/
- (East Limburgish-Ripuarian) IPA(key): /ˈleə̯˨.və/
- Rhymes: -æːvə, -eə̯və
Verb
leve (third-person singular present levt, preterite levde, past participle gelevt) (German-based spelling)
- (intransitive) to live, to be alive
- (intransitive) to dwell, to reside
- (intransitive) to live, to exist, to occupy a place
- (intransitive, hyperbolic, with met) to cope with, to live with, to deal with
Middle Dutch
Verb
lēve
- inflection of lēven:
- first-person singular present indicative
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
Middle English
Etymology 1
Old English lēaf (“permission, privilege”), from Proto-Germanic *laubō (“permission, privilege, favour, worth”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love”).
Noun
leve (plural leves)
- leave
References
- “lēve, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Noun
leve
- Alternative form of leef
Etymology 3
Noun
leve
- Alternative form of love (“remainder”)
Etymology 4
Verb
leve
- Alternative form of leven
Etymology 5
Verb
leve
- Alternative form of lyven
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leip- (“leave, cling, linger”) (cognate with Swedish leva, Danish leve, Icelandic lifa, Dutch leven, German leben, English live).
Verb
leve (imperative lev, present tense lever, simple past levde or levet, past participle levd or levet, present participle levende)
- to live
Derived terms
References
- “leve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse lifa.
Verb
leve (present tense lever, past tense levde, supine levd or levt, past participle levd, present participle levande, imperative lev)
- alternative form of leva
- optative of leva
Etymology 2
Specialised from the optative use of leva.
Noun
leve n
- an exclamation of "leve!"
- (by extension) a wish for a good and long life
References
- “leve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese leve, from Latin levis, from Proto-Italic *leɣwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”). Doublet of léu, ligeiro, and light.
Adjective
leve m or f (plural leves, comparable, comparative mais leve, superlative o mais leve or levíssimo)
- light (of low weight; not heavy)
- Synonym: ligeiro
- gentle, light (having little force)
- Synonym: suave
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
leve
- inflection of levar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
San Juan Colorado Mixtec
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
levé
- white-throated magpie-jay (Calocitta formosa)
- Synonyms: coo iñi, coñi
References
- Stark Campbell, Sara, et al. (1986) Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 27
Serbo-Croatian
Adjective
leve
- inflection of levi:
- masculine accusative plural
- feminine genitive singular
- feminine nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin levem, probably a borrowing in this form, as it was often used primarily in learned or literary contexts. However, the older form lieve, which it replaced, was inherited.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlebe/ [ˈle.β̞e]
- Rhymes: -ebe
- Syllabification: le‧ve
Adjective
leve m or f (masculine and feminine plural leves, superlative levísimo)
- mild, slight, light
- minor, trivial
Related terms
Further reading
- “leve”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Verb
leve
- inflection of levar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
References
Swedish
Verb
leve
- (archaic) present subjunctive of leva; used to express one's wish that someone or something may live long, mostly at celebration ceremonies, primarily birthday celebrations
- Han leve! ― May he live (long)!
Usage notes
- This is one of very few Swedish subjunctives that still has a use.
Anagrams
Source: wiktionary.org