leben

== English == === Numeral === leben (chiefly archaic African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of leven, variant of eleven. ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German lëben and Old High German lëbēn, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”). Cognate with Old Saxon libbian (Middle Low German leven, German Low German lęven, lewen (“to live”)), Dutch leven, English live, West Frisian libje, Old Norse lifa (Swedish leva), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈleːbən/, [ˈleːbm̩], [ˈleːb(ə)n] === Verb === leben (weak, third-person singular present lebt, past tense lebte, past participle gelebt, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to live, to be alive Synonym: am Leben sein Lebt dein Uropa noch? ― Is your great-grandpa still alive? (intransitive) to dwell, to reside Synonym: wohnen Ich lebe in der Schillerstraße in der Nähe des Stadtzentrums. ― I live on Schiller street near the city center. (intransitive) to live, to exist, to occupy a place Die Dinosaurier lebten für Jahrmillionen auf der Erde bevor der Mensch erschien. ― The dinosaurs existed on Earth for millions of years prior to the rise of man. (intransitive) to live off, subsist (on), to survive (off) [with von (+ dative) ‘a diet or prey’] Er lebte von Brot und Wasser. ― He lived off bread and water. Diese Vogelart lebt von Insekten. ― This species of bird subsists on insects. (figurative) to live off, to depend on [with von (+ dative) ‘someone's support’] (intransitive, hyperbolic) to cope with, to live with, to deal with [with mit (+ dative)] Du wirst wohl damit leben müssen! ― You'll have to cope with it! Jeder muss mit seinen eigenen Problemen leben! ― Everybody has to deal with their own issues. (transitive) to live, to lead (a certain life or existence) ein einfaches Leben leben ― to lead a simple life (transitive) to fulfill, to live out (a dream/wish regarding one's life) (transitive) to put into practice, to routinely follow (of policies, ideologies or customs) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== bleiben Leben lebendig Leib === Further reading === “leben”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German) “leben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “leben” in Duden online “leben” in OpenThesaurus.de leben on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de == Middle High German == === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German lëbēn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈlɛbən/ === Verb === lëben (class 2 weak, third-person singular present lëbet, past tense lëbete, past participle gelëbet, auxiliary hān) to live ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Alemannic German: läbe, lebe, läbä, lääbe, leba, läba, läbu, lääbä, lëëbe Alsatian: lawe Swabian: läba Bavarian: Cimbrian: lem Mòcheno: lem German: leben Luxembourgish: liewen Vilamovian: łaowa Yiddish: לעבן (lebn) === References === Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “lëben”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel == Nubi == === Etymology === From Arabic لَبَن (laban). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlɛbən] === Noun === lében milk === References === Wellens, Ineke (2005), The Nubi Language of Uganda: an Arabic Creole in Africa, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →ISBN == Old High German == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, related to Old English libban, Old Norse lifa. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”). ==== Verb ==== lëbēn to live ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== Middle High German: lëben Alemannic German: läbe, lebe, läbä, lääbe, leba, läba, läbu, lääbä, lëëbe Alsatian: lawe Swabian: läba Bavarian: Cimbrian: lem Mòcheno: lem German: leben Luxembourgish: liewen Vilamovian: łaowa Yiddish: לעבן (lebn) === Etymology 2 === Derived from the verb lëbēn. ==== Noun ==== lëbēn n life ===== Descendants ===== Middle High German: lëben Alemannic German: Läbe German: Leben Mòcheno: lem Yiddish: לעבן (lebn) == Somali == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic لَبِنَة (labina). === Noun === leben m brick === References === “leben”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012