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
- levebrød
- levedygtig
- levemand
- levende
- levevej
- levevis
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
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eːvə
Verb
leve
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of leven
Usage notes
Commonly used. Not archaic.
Anagrams
- veel, vele
Finnish
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
| Inflection of leve (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p-v gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | leve | lepeet | |
| genitive | lepeen | lepeiden lepeitten | |
| partitive | levettä | lepeitä | |
| illative | lepeeseen | lepeisiin lepeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | leve | lepeet | |
| accusative | nom. | leve | lepeet |
| gen. | lepeen | ||
| genitive | lepeen | lepeiden lepeitten | |
| partitive | levettä | lepeitä | |
| inessive | lepeessä | lepeissä | |
| elative | lepeestä | lepeistä | |
| illative | lepeeseen | lepeisiin lepeihin | |
| adessive | lepeellä | lepeillä | |
| ablative | lepeeltä | lepeiltä | |
| allative | lepeelle | lepeille | |
| essive | lepeenä | lepeinä | |
| translative | lepeeksi | lepeiksi | |
| instructive | — | lepein | |
| abessive | lepeettä | lepeittä | |
| comitative | — | lepeineen | |
| Possessive forms of leve (type hame) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | lepeeni | lepeemme |
| 2nd person | lepeesi | lepeenne |
| 3rd person | lepeensä | |
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French lever (“rise”), French soulever (“raise”).
Verb
leve
- to rise
- to raise
Hungarian
Etymology
From the lev- stem of lé + -e (possessive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɛvɛ]
- Hyphenation: le‧ve
Noun
leve
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of lé
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | leve | — |
| accusative | levét | — |
| dative | levének | — |
| instrumental | levével | — |
| causal-final | levéért | — |
| translative | levévé | — |
| terminative | levéig | — |
| essive-formal | leveként | — |
| essive-modal | levéül | — |
| inessive | levében | — |
| superessive | levén | — |
| adessive | levénél | — |
| illative | levébe | — |
| sublative | levére | — |
| allative | levéhez | — |
| elative | levéből | — |
| delative | levéről | — |
| ablative | levétől | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | levéé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | levééi | — |
Derived terms
- olcsó húsnak híg a leve
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleːvə/
Verb
leve
- to live
Related terms
- Leve
- levendich
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.ve/
- Rhymes: -ɛve
- Hyphenation: lè‧ve
Noun
leve f
- plural of leva
Anagrams
- vele
Latin
Adjective
leve
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of levis
Noun
lēve n (genitive lēvis); third declension
- smoothness
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lēve | lēvia |
| Genitive | lēvis | lēvium |
| Dative | lēvī | lēvibus |
| Accusative | lēve | lēvia |
| Ablative | lēvī | lēvibus |
| Vocative | lēve | lēvia |
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)
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.
Noun
leve
- Alternative form of leef
Noun
leve
- Alternative form of love (“remainder”)
Verb
leve
- Alternative form of leven
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
- etterleve
- levealder
- levebrød
- leveforhold
- levestandard
- levested
- levetid
- levevilkår
- leveår
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
- leve kongen!
- live the king!
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
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.vi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.ve/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.v(ɨ)/
- Hyphenation: le‧ve
Etymology 1
From Old 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)
- gentle, light (having little force)
Synonyms
- (light): ligeiro
- (gentle): suave
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) (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
From Latin levis, levem, probably a borrowing in this form, as it was often used primarily in learned or literary contexts[1]. From Latin levis, levem, from Proto-Italic *leɣwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”). However, the older form lieve, which it replaced, was inherited.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlebe/ [ˈle.β̞e]
- Rhymes: -ebe
- Syllabification: le‧ve
Adjective
leve (plural leves, superlative levísimo)
- mild, slight, light
- minor, trivial
Related terms
- levantar
- levedad
- levemente
- ligero
- liviano
- llevar
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
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Swedish
Verb
leve
- 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
- elev