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.
- Danish terms derived from Old Danish
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Latin
- Danish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- da:Mammals
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål feminine nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns with multiple genders
- nb:Mammals
- Norwegian Bokmål idioms
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns
- nn:Mammals
- Norwegian Nynorsk idioms