løve
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Danish leon, løwen, liøwen, Old Norse ljón, ultimately from Latin leō and Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), which is probably borrowed from an ancient Near Eastern language.
The modern Danish form is influenced by Low German Lṏw and German Löwe.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
løve c (singular definite løven, plural indefinite løver)
InflectionEdit
HyponymsEdit
- idiomatic (celebrated man)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Greenlandic: løveq
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German (compare with German Löwe (“lion”), from Old High German leo), ultimately from Latin leo, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Compare with Old Norse león.
NounEdit
løve f or m (definite singular løva or løven, indefinite plural løver, definite plural løvene)
- a lion
- (idiomatic) A man who is the object of celebrity and attention in high society.
- Hyponyms: balløve, danseløve, moteløve, selskapsløve
- Leo (person born under that astrological sign)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German (compare with German Löwe (“lion”), from Old High German leo), ultimately from Latin leo, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Compare with Old Norse león.
NounEdit
løve f (definite singular løva, indefinite plural løver, definite plural løvene)
- a lion
- (idiomatic) A man who is the object of celebrity and attention in high society.
- Hyponyms: balløve, danseløve, moteløve, selskapsløve
- Leo (person born under that star sign)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “løve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.