leve

== Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈleːʋə], [ˈleːʊ] === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, cognate with Swedish leva, Norwegian leve, Icelandic lifa, Dutch leven, German leben, and English live. ==== Verb ==== leve (imperative lev, infinitive at leve, present tense lever, past tense levede, perfect tense har levet) to live, be alive to live off or live on to still exist (not extinct or abolished) Synonym: eksistere to appear present and lively ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === A nominalization of the fossilized subjunctive leve (“may ... live”). ==== Noun ==== leve n (uninflected) cheers ===== Derived terms ===== leveråb === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== leve c indefinite plural of lev (“bread”, archaic) === References === “leve” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eːvə === Verb === leve (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of leven ==== Usage notes ==== Commonly used. Not archaic. === Anagrams === veel, vele == Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *lebeh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈleʋeˣ/, [ˈle̞ʋe̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -eʋe Syllabification(key): le‧ve Hyphenation(key): le‧ve === Noun === leve (dialectal, chiefly Eastern Finnish) synonym of hahtuva synonym of lapo (“rakeful of hay”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Galician == === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese leve, from Latin levis, from Proto-Italic *leɣwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”). ==== Adjective ==== leve m or f (plural leves) light (of low weight; not heavy) Synonym: livián gentle, light (having little force) ===== Derived terms ===== levemente ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== leve inflection of levar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “leve”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Haitian Creole == === Etymology === From French lever (“to raise”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /leve/ === Verb === leve (intransitive) to rise (transitive) to raise, to lift ==== Related terms ==== === References === Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[2], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 116 == Hungarian == === Etymology === From the lev- stem of lé (“juice”) +‎ -e (possessive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlɛvɛ] Hyphenation: le‧ve === Noun === leve third-person singular single-possession possessive of lé ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== olcsó húsnak híg a leve == Hunsrik == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈleːvə/ === Verb === leve to live ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “leve”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *lebeh. Cognates include Finnish leve and dialectal Estonian leve. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈleʋe/, [ˈlʲe̞ʋe̞ˑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈleʋe/, [ˈle̞ʋe̞ˑ] Rhymes: -eʋe Hyphenation: le‧ve === Noun === leve fluff lock of hair ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 262 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.ve/ Rhymes: -ɛve Hyphenation: lè‧ve === Noun === leve f plural of leva === Anagrams === vele == Latin == === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== leve nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of levis === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== lēve n (genitive lēvis); third declension smoothness ===== Declension ===== Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem). ==== Adjective ==== lēve nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of lēvis === References === "leve", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Limburgish == === Alternative forms === laeve, leëve (Veldeke spelling) léëve (Eupen spelling) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlæː˨.və/ (East Limburgish-Ripuarian) IPA(key): /ˈleə̯˨.və/ Rhymes: -æːvə, -eə̯və === Verb === leve (third-person singular present levt, preterite levde, past participle gelevt) (German-based spelling) (intransitive) to live, to be alive (intransitive) to dwell, to reside (intransitive) to live, to exist, to occupy a place (intransitive, hyperbolic, with met) to cope with, to live with, to deal with == Middle Dutch == === Verb === lēve inflection of lēven: first-person singular present indicative first/third-person singular present subjunctive == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Old English lēaf (“permission, privilege”), from Proto-Germanic *laubō (“permission, privilege, favour, worth”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love”). ==== Alternative forms ==== lefe ==== Noun ==== leve (plural leves) leave ===== Descendants ===== English: leave Scots: leve, leiv ==== References ==== “lēve, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== leve alternative form of lef (“leaf”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== leve alternative form of love (“remainder”) === Etymology 4 === ==== Verb ==== leve alternative form of leven === Etymology 5 === ==== Verb ==== leve alternative form of lyven == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === 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 === leve (imperative lev, present tense lever, simple past levde or levet, past participle levd or levet, present participle levende) to live ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “leve” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse lifa. ==== Verb ==== leve (present tense lever, past tense levde, supine levd or levt, past participle levd, present participle levande, imperative lev) alternative form of leva optative of leva === Etymology 2 === Specialised from the optative use of leva. ==== Noun ==== leve n an exclamation of "leve!" (by extension) a wish for a good and long life === References === “leve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Alternative forms === leue === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛβe/ Rhymes: -ɛβe Hyphenation: le‧ve === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin levis. Doublet of lheu. Cognate with Old Spanish lieve. ==== Adjective ==== leve m or f (plural leves) light (of low weight) Synonyms: ligeyro, livião (derogatory) idiot; stupid ===== Descendants ===== ===== Descendants ===== Galician: leve Portuguese: leve === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== leve inflection of levar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === References === Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “leve”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “leve”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “leve”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛvi, -ɛvɨ Hyphenation: le‧ve === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese leve, from Latin levis, from Proto-Italic *leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”). Doublet of léu. ==== Adjective ==== leve m or f (plural leves, comparable, comparative mais leve, superlative o mais leve or levíssimo, diminutive levinho) light (of low weight; not heavy) Synonym: ligeiro gentle, light (having little force) Synonym: suave ===== Derived terms ===== levemente ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== leve inflection of levar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “leve”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == San Juan Colorado Mixtec == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === levé white-throated magpie-jay (Calocitta formosa) Synonyms: coo iñi, coñi === References === Stark Campbell, Sara; et al. (1986), Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)‎[3] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 27 == Serbo-Croatian == === Adjective === leve (Cyrillic spelling леве) inflection of levi: masculine accusative plural feminine genitive singular feminine nominative/accusative/vocative plural == Spanish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin levem, probably a borrowing in this form, as it was often used primarily in learned or literary contexts. However, the older form lieve, which it replaced, was inherited. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlebe/ [ˈle.β̞e] Rhymes: -ebe Syllabification: le‧ve === Adjective === leve m or f (masculine and feminine plural leves, superlative levísimo) mild, slight, light minor, trivial ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “leve”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Verb === leve inflection of levar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === References === == Swedish == === Noun === leve n a (proposed) cheer Synonym: (possibly regional) leverne ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== utbringa === Verb === leve (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 ==== Usage notes ==== One of few Swedish subjunctives still in common use. === References === “leve”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “leve”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “leve”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === elev == Votic == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *lebeh. === Pronunciation === (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA(key): /ˈleve/, [ˈlevʲe] Rhymes: -eve Hyphenation: le‧ve === Noun === leve fluff (roll of wool for spinning) ==== Inflection ==== === References === Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “leve”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎[4], 2nd edition, Tallinn