löv
See also: lov
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
- löf (obsolete since 1906)
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish løf, from Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
löv n
- a leaf (on a tree or bush and not a needle)
- (computing, graph theory) leaf
Usage notes edit
Leaves from trees on the ground that are raked are idiomatically always löv rather than blad. Any leaf resembling the picture is also a löv.
Declension edit
Declension of löv | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | löv | lövet | löv | löven |
Genitive | lövs | lövets | lövs | lövens |