løve
Danish edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
løve c (singular definite løven, plural indefinite løver)
Inflection edit
Hyponyms edit
- idiomatic (celebrated man)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Greenlandic: løveq
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
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.
Noun edit
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 terms edit
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
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.
Noun edit
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 terms edit
References edit
- “løve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.