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Laub m anim (female equivalent Laubová)

  1. a male surname

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German

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Etymology

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From Old High German loup, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (peel, break off).[1] Compare Low German Loov, Dutch loof, English leaf, Danish løv.

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  • IPA(key): /laʊ̯p/
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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯p

Noun

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Laub n (strong, genitive Laubes or Laubs, no plural)

  1. (collective) foliage, greenery, leaves (on a tree or fallen onto the ground, but particularly the latter)
    grünes Laubgreen foliage
    fallendes Laubfalling foliage
    • 1984, Hans Wollschläger, Von Sternen und Schnuppen: bei Gelegenheit einiger Bücher, volume 1, page 209:
      Sie [die Orangen] hängen eben tatsächlich mitten im grünen Laub gelb an den Bäumen.
      They [the oranges] indeed are right now hanging amidst green foliage at the trees.
  2. leaves, a suit in German playing cards

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See also

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German suits in German · das Deutsche Blatt (layout · text)
       
Herz, Rot Schellen Laub, Grün Eichel, Eckern

Further reading

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  • Laub” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Laub” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Laub” in Duden online
  •   Laub on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de