lauf
See also: Lauf and łauf
Gothic
Romanization
lauf
- Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /løyːv/
- Rhymes: -øyːv
Noun
lauf n (genitive singular laufs, nominative plural lauf)
- leaf
- (card games) club, clubs (♣)
Declension
declension of lauf
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | lauf | laufið | lauf | laufin |
accusative | lauf | laufið | lauf | laufin |
dative | laufi | laufinu | laufum | laufunum |
genitive | laufs | laufsins | laufa | laufanna |
Synonyms
- (leaf): laufblað, blað
Derived terms
- laufblað
- lauftré
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”). Cognate with Old English lēaf, Old Saxon lōf, Old High German loup, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 (laufs).
Noun
lauf n
- leaf
Descendants
- Icelandic: lauf
- Faroese: leyv
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: løv
- Norwegian Nynorsk: lauv
- Old Swedish: lø̄f
- Swedish: löv
- Danish: løv
- Elfdalian: lov
- Gutnish: lau, laug, lavv
- Westrobothnian: Löuv-
References
- lauf in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Lauf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lǎuf/
- Hyphenation: la‧uf
Noun
làuf m (Cyrillic spelling ла̀уф)
- (regional, northern Croatia) sport's ride, run (especially in skiing)
Declension
Declension of lauf
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | lauf | laufi / laufovi |
genitive | laufa | laufa / laufova |
dative | laufu | laufima / laufovima |
accusative | lauf | laufe / laufove |
vocative | laufe | laufi / laufovi |
locative | laufu | laufima / laufovima |
instrumental | laufom | laufima / laufovima |