leven
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
See levin.
Noun edit
leven
Etymology 2 edit
See leaven
Verb edit
leven (third-person singular simple present levens, present participle levening, simple past and past participle levened)
References edit
- “leven”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Bislama edit
| < 10 | 11 | 12 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : leven | ||
Etymology edit
Numeral edit
leven
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
leven c
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
leven c
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch leven, from Old Dutch *libben, *livon, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan.
Verb edit
leven
- (intransitive) to live
- Ik wil leven in een stad dicht bij de natuur. ― I want to live in a city close to nature.
- Ze leeft voor haar kunst. ― She lives for her art.
- Hij heeft lang geleefd en veel meegemaakt. ― He has lived a long life and experienced much.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of leven (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | leven | |||
| past singular | leefde | |||
| past participle | geleefd | |||
| infinitive | leven | |||
| gerund | leven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | leef | leefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | leeft | leefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | leeft | leefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | leeft | leefde | ||
| 3rd person singular | leeft | leefde | ||
| plural | leven | leefden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | leve | leefde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | leven | leefden | ||
| imperative sing. | leef | |||
| imperative plur.1 | leeft | |||
| participles | levend | geleefd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch leven. Gerund of the verb leven.
Noun edit
leven n (plural levens, diminutive leventje n)
- life
- Het leven is vol verrassingen. ― Life is full of surprises.
- Hij wilde zijn leven wijden aan wetenschappelijk onderzoek. ― He wanted to dedicate his life to scientific research.
- In mijn vrije tijd geniet ik van het leven. ― In my free time, I enjoy life.
Derived terms edit
- hondenleven
- levensbelang
- levensbeschouwing
- levensduur
- levenseinde
- levensgevaar
- levensjaar
- levenslang
- levensleugen
- levenslied
- levensloop
- levenslust
- levensstijl
- levensvorm
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: lewe
Anagrams edit
Galician edit
Verb edit
leven
- inflection of levar:
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *libben, *livon, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan.
Verb edit
lēven
Inflection edit
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | lēven | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | lēven | |
| In genitive | lēvens | |
| In dative | lēvene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | lēve | — |
| 2nd singular | lēefs, lēves | — |
| 3rd singular | lēeft, lēvet | — |
| 1st plural | lēven | — |
| 2nd plural | lēeft, lēvet | — |
| 3rd plural | lēven | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | lēve | — |
| 2nd singular | lēefs, lēves | — |
| 3rd singular | lēve | — |
| 1st plural | lēven | — |
| 2nd plural | lēeft, lēvet | — |
| 3rd plural | lēven | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | lēef, lēve | |
| Plural | lēeft, lēvet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | lēvende | — |
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “leven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “leven (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English lǣfan, from Proto-West Germanic *laibijan.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
leven
- to leave
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of leven (weak in -te)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “lēven, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
leven
- Alternative form of lyven
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
leven
- lightning
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Wyfe of Bathes Prologue”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:
- With wilde thunder dint and fiery leven.
- With wild thunder-bolt and fiery lightning.
Middle Low German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Stem vowel: ē²
Verb edit
leven
- to live
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of leven as a weak verb
| Plain Infinitive | lēven | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Infinitive (Gerund) | tô lēvene or tô lēvende | |||
| Verbal Noun | lēven or lēvent | |||
| Participles | Imperatives | |||
| Present | lēvende | 2nd Person Singular | lēve | |
| Past | gelēvet | 2nd Person Plural | lēvet | |
| Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Preterite | Present | Preterite | |
| 1st Person Singular | lēve | lēvede | lēve | lēvede |
| 2nd Person Singular | lēvest | lēvedest | lēvest | lēvedest |
| 3rd Person Singular | lēvet | lēvede | lēvet | lēvede |
| Plural | lēven (lēvet?) | lēveden | lēven | lēveden |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Scots edit
Noun edit
leven
- A lawn; an open space between woods[1]
- 1803, Walter Scott, Thomas the Rhymer:
- lily leven (a lawn overspread with lilies or flowers)
References edit
- ^ John Jamieson's Dict., p.327 (Abridged, 1867)
Spanish edit
Verb edit
leven
- inflection of levar:
Swedish edit
Noun edit
leven