löv
See also: lov
Swedish
Alternative forms
- löf (obsolete since 1906)
Etymology
From Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -øːv
Noun
löv n
- (botany) leaf; an organ of a plant
- (computing, graph theory) leaf
Declension
| Declension of löv | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | löv | lövet | löv | löven |
| Genitive | lövs | lövets | lövs | lövens |
Synonyms
- blad
Derived terms
- allöv
- almlöv
- asklöv
- asplöv
- boklöv
- björklöv
- eklöv
- lindlöv
- lönnlöv
- lövbiff
- lövskog
- lövsprickning
- lövträd
- lövverk
- oxellöv
- rönnlöv
Related terms
- löva