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leve

See also: Leve, lève, levé, and léve

Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈleːʋə], [ˈleːʊ]

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, cognate with Swedish leva, Norwegian leve, Icelandic lifa, Dutch leven, German leben, and English live.

Verb edit

leve (imperative lev, infinitive at leve, present tense lever, past tense levede, perfect tense har levet)

  1. to live, be alive
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

A nominalization of the fossilized subjunctive leve (“may ... live”).

Noun edit

leve n (uninflected)

  1. cheers

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

leve c

  1. indefinite plural of lev (“bread”, archaic)

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

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  • Rhymes: -eːvə

Verb edit

leve

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of leven

Usage notes edit

Commonly used. Not archaic.

Anagrams edit

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *lebeh.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈleʋeˣ/, [ˈle̞ʋe̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -eʋe
  • Syllabification(key): le‧ve

Noun edit

leve

  1. (dialectal) Synonym of hahtuva
  2. Synonym of lapo (“rakeful of hay”)

Declension edit

Inflection of leve (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p-v gradation)
nominative leve lepeet
genitive lepeen lepeiden
lepeitten
partitive levettä lepeitä
illative lepeeseen lepeisiin
lepeihin
singular plural
nominative leve lepeet
accusative nom. leve lepeet
gen. lepeen
genitive lepeen lepeiden
lepeitten
partitive levettä lepeitä
inessive lepeessä lepeissä
elative lepeestä lepeistä
illative lepeeseen lepeisiin
lepeihin
adessive lepeellä lepeillä
ablative lepeeltä lepeiltä
allative lepeelle lepeille
essive lepeenä lepeinä
translative lepeeksi lepeiksi
abessive lepeettä lepeittä
instructive — lepein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of leve (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p-v gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lepeeni lepeeni
accusative nom. lepeeni lepeeni
gen. lepeeni
genitive lepeeni lepeideni
lepeitteni
partitive levettäni lepeitäni
inessive lepeessäni lepeissäni
elative lepeestäni lepeistäni
illative lepeeseeni lepeisiini
lepeihini
adessive lepeelläni lepeilläni
ablative lepeeltäni lepeiltäni
allative lepeelleni lepeilleni
essive lepeenäni lepeinäni
translative lepeekseni lepeikseni
abessive lepeettäni lepeittäni
instructive — —
comitative — lepeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lepeesi lepeesi
accusative nom. lepeesi lepeesi
gen. lepeesi
genitive lepeesi lepeidesi
lepeittesi
partitive levettäsi lepeitäsi
inessive lepeessäsi lepeissäsi
elative lepeestäsi lepeistäsi
illative lepeeseesi lepeisiisi
lepeihisi
adessive lepeelläsi lepeilläsi
ablative lepeeltäsi lepeiltäsi
allative lepeellesi lepeillesi
essive lepeenäsi lepeinäsi
translative lepeeksesi lepeiksesi
abessive lepeettäsi lepeittäsi
instructive — —
comitative — lepeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lepeemme lepeemme
accusative nom. lepeemme lepeemme
gen. lepeemme
genitive lepeemme lepeidemme
lepeittemme
partitive levettämme lepeitämme
inessive lepeessämme lepeissämme
elative lepeestämme lepeistämme
illative lepeeseemme lepeisiimme
lepeihimme
adessive lepeellämme lepeillämme
ablative lepeeltämme lepeiltämme
allative lepeellemme lepeillemme
essive lepeenämme lepeinämme
translative lepeeksemme lepeiksemme
abessive lepeettämme lepeittämme
instructive — —
comitative — lepeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lepeenne lepeenne
accusative nom. lepeenne lepeenne
gen. lepeenne
genitive lepeenne lepeidenne
lepeittenne
partitive levettänne lepeitänne
inessive lepeessänne lepeissänne
elative lepeestänne lepeistänne
illative lepeeseenne lepeisiinne
lepeihinne
adessive lepeellänne lepeillänne
ablative lepeeltänne lepeiltänne
allative lepeellenne lepeillenne
essive lepeenänne lepeinänne
translative lepeeksenne lepeiksenne
abessive lepeettänne lepeittänne
instructive — —
comitative — lepeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative lepeensä lepeensä
accusative nom. lepeensä lepeensä
gen. lepeensä
genitive lepeensä lepeidensä
lepeittensä
partitive levettään
levettänsä 		lepeitään
lepeitänsä
inessive lepeessään
lepeessänsä 		lepeissään
lepeissänsä
elative lepeestään
lepeestänsä 		lepeistään
lepeistänsä
illative lepeeseensä lepeisiinsä
lepeihinsä
adessive lepeellään
lepeellänsä 		lepeillään
lepeillänsä
ablative lepeeltään
lepeeltänsä 		lepeiltään
lepeiltänsä
allative lepeelleen
lepeellensä 		lepeilleen
lepeillensä
essive lepeenään
lepeenänsä 		lepeinään
lepeinänsä
translative lepeekseen
lepeeksensä 		lepeikseen
lepeiksensä
abessive lepeettään
lepeettänsä 		lepeittään
lepeittänsä
instructive — —
comitative — lepeineen
lepeinensä

Derived terms edit

Galician edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese leve, from Latin levis, from Proto-Italic *leɣwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”).

Adjective edit

leve m or f (plural leves)

  1. light (of low weight; not heavy)
    Synonym: livián
  2. gentle, light (having little force)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

leve

  1. inflection of levar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading edit

Haitian Creole edit

Etymology edit

From French lever (“rise”), French soulever (“raise”).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

leve

  1. to rise
  2. to raise

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From the lev- stem of lé (“juice”) +‎ -e (possessive suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛvɛ]
  • Hyphenation: le‧ve

Noun edit

leve

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of lé

Declension edit

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative leve —
accusative levét —
dative levének —
instrumental levével —
causal-final levéért —
translative levévé —
terminative levéig —
essive-formal leveként —
essive-modal levéül —
inessive levében —
superessive levén —
adessive levénél —
illative levébe —
sublative levére —
allative levéhez —
elative levéből —
delative levéről —
ablative levétől —
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		levéé —
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		levééi —

Derived terms edit

Hunsrik edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

leve

  1. to live

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *lebeh. Cognates include Finnish leve and dialectal Estonian leve.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

leve

  1. fluff
  2. lock of hair

Declension edit

Declension of leve (type 6/lähe, p-v gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative leve leppeet
genitive leppeen leppein
partitive levettä leppeitä
illative leppeesse leppeisse
inessive leppees leppeis
elative leppeest leppeist
allative leppeelle leppeille
adessive leppeel leppeil
ablative leppeelt leppeilt
translative leppeeks leppeiks
essive leppeennä, leppeen leppeinnä, leppein
exessive1) leppeent leppeint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 262

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.ve/
  • Rhymes: -ɛve
  • Hyphenation: lè‧ve

Noun edit

leve f

  1. plural of leva

Anagrams edit

Latin edit

Etymology 1 edit

Adjective edit

leve

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of levis

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

lēve n (genitive lēvis); third declension

  1. smoothness
Declension edit

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lēve lēvia
Genitive lēvis lēvium
Dative lēvī lēvibus
Accusative lēve lēvia
Ablative lēvī lēvibus
Vocative lēve lēvia

Adjective edit

lēve

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of lēvis

References edit

Limburgish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

leve (third-person singular present levt, preterite levde, past participle gelevt) (German-based spelling)

  1. (intransitive) to live, to be alive
  2. (intransitive) to dwell, to reside
  3. (intransitive) to live, to exist, to occupy a place
  4. (intransitive, hyperbolic, with met) to cope with, to live with, to deal with

Middle Dutch edit

Verb edit

lēve

  1. inflection of lēven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. first/third-person singular present subjunctive

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Old English lēaf (“permission, privilege”), from Proto-Germanic *laubō (“permission, privilege, favour, worth”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love”).

Noun edit

leve (plural leves)

  1. leave

References edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

leve

  1. Alternative form of leef

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

leve

  1. Alternative form of love (“remainder”)

Etymology 4 edit

Verb edit

leve

  1. Alternative form of leven

Etymology 5 edit

Verb edit

leve

  1. Alternative form of lyven

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leip- (“leave, cling, linger”) (cognate with Swedish leva, Danish leve, Icelandic lifa, Dutch leven, German leben, English live).

Verb edit

leve (imperative lev, present tense lever, simple past levde or levet, past participle levd or levet, present participle levende)

  1. to live

Derived terms edit

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse lifa.

Verb edit

leve (present tense lever, past tense levde, supine levd or levt, past participle levd, present participle levande, imperative lev)

  1. alternative form of leva
  2. optative of leva
    leve kongen!
    live the king!

Etymology 2 edit

Specialised from the optative use of leva.

Noun edit

leve n

  1. an exclamation of "leve!"
  2. (by extension) a wish for a good and long life

References edit

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: le‧ve

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese leve, from Latin levis, from Proto-Italic *leɣwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”). Doublet of léu, ligeiro, and light.

Adjective edit

leve m or f (plural leves, comparable, comparative mais leve, superlative o mais leve or levíssimo)

  1. light (of low weight; not heavy)
    Synonym: ligeiro
  2. gentle, light (having little force)
    Synonym: suave
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

leve

  1. inflection of levar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

levé

  1. white-throated magpie-jay (Calocitta formosa)
    Synonyms: coo iñi, coñi

References edit

  • Stark Campbell, Sara, et al. (1986) Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)‎[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 27

Serbo-Croatian edit

Adjective edit

leve

  1. inflection of levi:
    1. masculine accusative plural
    2. feminine genitive singular
    3. feminine nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin levem, probably a borrowing in this form, as it was often used primarily in learned or literary contexts.[1] However, the older form lieve, which it replaced, was inherited.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlebe/ [ˈle.β̞e]
  • Rhymes: -ebe
  • Syllabification: le‧ve

Adjective edit

leve m or f (masculine and feminine plural leves, superlative levísimo)

  1. mild, slight, light
  2. minor, trivial

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Verb edit

leve

  1. inflection of levar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Swedish edit

Verb edit

leve

  1. (archaic) present subjunctive of leva; used to express one's wish that someone or something may live long, mostly at celebration ceremonies, primarily birthday celebrations
    Han leve! ― May he live (long)!

Usage notes edit

  • This is one of very few Swedish subjunctives that still has a use.

Anagrams edit

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