Lewi
See also: lewi
English
Etymology
A variant of Levi as a Jewish surname.
Proper noun
Lewi
- A surname from Hebrew.
Anagrams
- Liew, Weil, Wile, lwei, wile
Hawaiian
Etymology
Spoken form of the biblical Levi (“Levi”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈle.wi/, [ˈlɛʋi]
Proper noun
Lewi
- a male given name originating from the Bible,
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 183
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Lewi occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 men.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.vi/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛvi
- Syllabification: Le‧wi
Proper noun
Lewi m pers
- (biblical) Levi (third son of Jacob)
Declension
Declension of Lewi
singular | |
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nominative | Lewi |
genitive | Lewiego |
dative | Lewiemu |
accusative | Lewiego |
instrumental | Lewim |
locative | Lewim |
vocative | Lewi |
Further reading
- Lewi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Lewi in Polish dictionaries at PWN