levent

See also: Levent and lèvent

Latin

Verb

lēvent

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of lēvō

Middle Low German

Etymology

Gerund of Middle Low German lēven (“to live”).

Pronunciation

• Stem vowel: ē²
  • (originally) IPA^(key): /lɪɛvənt/

Noun

levent n (genitive levendes, dative levende)

1. life

Alternative forms

• levend (less common form marking morphology rather than pronunciation)

Synonyms

• lif

Descendants

• Levend

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈvænt/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish لوند (levend), from Persian لوند (lavand, “flirtatious”).

Noun

levent (definite accusative levendi, plural leventler)

1. (historical, naval) infantry of the Ottoman Navy

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	levent
Definite accusative	leventi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	levent	leventler
Definite accusative	leventi	leventleri
Dative	levente	leventlere
Locative	leventte	leventlerde
Ablative	leventten	leventlerden
Genitive	leventin	leventlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular leventim leventlerim 2nd singular leventin leventlerin 3rd singular leventi leventleri 1st plural leventimiz leventlerimiz 2nd plural leventiniz leventleriniz 3rd plural leventleri leventleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular leventimi leventlerimi 2nd singular leventini leventlerini 3rd singular leventini leventlerini 1st plural leventimizi leventlerimizi 2nd plural leventinizi leventlerinizi 3rd plural leventlerini leventlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular leventime leventlerime 2nd singular leventine leventlerine 3rd singular leventine leventlerine 1st plural leventimize leventlerimize 2nd plural leventinize leventlerinize 3rd plural leventlerine leventlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular leventimde leventlerimde 2nd singular leventinde leventlerinde 3rd singular leventinde leventlerinde 1st plural leventimizde leventlerimizde 2nd plural leventinizde leventlerinizde 3rd plural leventlerinde leventlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular leventimden leventlerimden 2nd singular leventinden leventlerinden 3rd singular leventinden leventlerinden 1st plural leventimizden leventlerimizden 2nd plural leventinizden leventlerinizden 3rd plural leventlerinden leventlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular leventimin leventlerimin 2nd singular leventinin leventlerinin 3rd singular leventinin leventlerinin 1st plural leventimizin leventlerimizin 2nd plural leventinizin leventlerinizin 3rd plural leventlerinin leventlerinin
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular leventim leventlerim 2nd singular leventsin leventlersin 3rd singular levent leventtir leventler leventlerdir 1st plural leventiz leventleriz 2nd plural leventsiniz leventlersiniz 3rd plural leventler leventlerdir

Adjective

levent

1. tall
2. (idiomatic) handsome

Derived terms

• leventlik

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish لوند, from Italian levante.

Noun

levent (definite accusative levendi, plural leventler)

1. levante

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	levent
Definite accusative	leventi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	levent	leventler
Definite accusative	leventi	leventleri
Dative	levente	leventlere
Locative	leventte	leventlerde
Ablative	leventten	leventlerden
Genitive	leventin	leventlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular leventim leventlerim 2nd singular leventin leventlerin 3rd singular leventi leventleri 1st plural leventimiz leventlerimiz 2nd plural leventiniz leventleriniz 3rd plural leventleri leventleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular leventimi leventlerimi 2nd singular leventini leventlerini 3rd singular leventini leventlerini 1st plural leventimizi leventlerimizi 2nd plural leventinizi leventlerinizi 3rd plural leventlerini leventlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular leventime leventlerime 2nd singular leventine leventlerine 3rd singular leventine leventlerine 1st plural leventimize leventlerimize 2nd plural leventinize leventlerinize 3rd plural leventlerine leventlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular leventimde leventlerimde 2nd singular leventinde leventlerinde 3rd singular leventinde leventlerinde 1st plural leventimizde leventlerimizde 2nd plural leventinizde leventlerinizde 3rd plural leventlerinde leventlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular leventimden leventlerimden 2nd singular leventinden leventlerinden 3rd singular leventinden leventlerinden 1st plural leventimizden leventlerimizden 2nd plural leventinizden leventlerinizden 3rd plural leventlerinden leventlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular leventimin leventlerimin 2nd singular leventinin leventlerinin 3rd singular leventinin leventlerinin 1st plural leventimizin leventlerimizin 2nd plural leventinizin leventlerinizin 3rd plural leventlerinin leventlerinin
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular leventim leventlerim 2nd singular leventsin leventlersin 3rd singular levent leventtir leventler leventlerdir 1st plural leventiz leventleriz 2nd plural leventsiniz leventlersiniz 3rd plural leventler leventlerdir

Further reading

• “levent”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu