Levi
English edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew לֵוִי (leví), a name in the book of Genesis.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Levi
- The third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 35:22b-26:
- Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
- One of the Biblical tribes of Israelites, descended from Levi; the tribe from which priests were selected.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 13:33:
- But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A Jewish surname from Hebrew.
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Translations edit
third son of Jacob
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male given name
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Anagrams edit
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Levi m
- a male given name
Usage notes edit
Patronymics
- son of Levi: Levisson
- daughter of Levi: Levisdóttir
Declension edit
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Levi |
| Accusative | Levi |
| Dative | Levi |
| Genitive | Levis |
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Clipping and -i diminutive of Levente.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Levi
- a diminutive of the male given name Levente
Declension edit
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Levi | Levik |
| accusative | Levit | Leviket |
| dative | Levinek | Leviknek |
| instrumental | Levivel | Levikkel |
| causal-final | Leviért | Levikért |
| translative | Levivé | Levikké |
| terminative | Leviig | Levikig |
| essive-formal | Leviként | Levikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Leviben | Levikben |
| superessive | Levin | Leviken |
| adessive | Levinél | Leviknél |
| illative | Levibe | Levikbe |
| sublative | Levire | Levikre |
| allative | Levihez | Levikhez |
| elative | Leviből | Levikből |
| delative | Leviről | Levikről |
| ablative | Levitől | Leviktől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Levié | Leviké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Leviéi | Levikéi |
| Possessive forms of Levi | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Levim | Levijeim |
| 2nd person sing. | Levid | Levijeid |
| 3rd person sing. | Levije | Levijei |
| 1st person plural | Levink | Levijeink |
| 2nd person plural | Levitek | Levijeitek |
| 3rd person plural | Levijük | Levijeik |
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Levi m
- (biblical) Levi
- a male given name
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (Lēwī)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈleː.u̯iː/, [ˈɫ̪eːu̯iː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.vi/, [ˈlɛːvi]
Proper noun edit
Lēvī or Lēvīs m sg (variously declined, genitive Lēvī); indeclinable, third declension
- a male given name from Hebrew, borne by one of the twelve sons of Jacob
Declension edit
Indeclinable noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Lēvīs Lēvī |
| Genitive | Lēvī |
| Dative | Lēvī |
| Accusative | Lēvīn Lēvī |
| Ablative | Lēvī |
| Vocative | Lēvī |
Portuguese edit
Proper noun edit
Levi m
- (biblical) Levi (third son of Jacob)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Levi