lover

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Contents

1 English
2 Dutch
- 2.1 Noun
  - 2.1.1 Synonyms
3 French

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From love + -er, agential suffix.

[edit] Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -ʌvə(r)

[edit] Noun

Singular
lover

Plural
lovers

lover (plural lovers)

A person who loves another person, a sweetheart.
A sexual partner.
A person who loves something; connoisseur.

[edit] Synonyms

(person who loves something): connoisseur
See also Wikisaurus:lover
See also Wikisaurus:sexual partner

[edit] Derived terms

lovers lane / lover's lane / lovers' lane

[edit] Translations

person who loves another person

Arabic: عاشق ar(ar) (3aashiq) m., محب ar(ar) (muHibb) m., عشيق ar(ar) (3ashiiq)
Armenian: սիրահար hy(hy) (sirahar)
Cebuano: uyab
Chinese:

Mandarin: 戀人 zh(zh), 恋人 zh(zh) (liànrén), 情人 zh(zh) (qíngrén), 愛人 zh(zh), 爱人 zh(zh) (àiren)
Crimean Tatar: sevgili (northern dialect süygili)
Dutch: minnaar m., minnares f.
Esperanto: amanto eo(eo)
Finnish: rakastaja fi(fi)
French: amoureux fr(fr) m.
German: Geliebte de(de) m. and f.
Greek: εραστής el(el) m., ερωμένη el(el) f.
Hungarian: szerelem hu(hu)
Italian: amante it(it) m. and f.
Japanese: 恋人 ja(ja) (koibito)

Korean: 애인
Novial: amante
Persian: عاشق (asheq), معشوق (ma'shooq), جانان (janan), دلبر (delbar), یار (yar), نگار (negar), دوستدار (doostdar), خاطرخواه (khater-khah)
Portuguese: amante pt(pt) m.
Russian: любовник ru(ru) (ljubóvnik) m., любовница ru(ru) (ljubóvnica) f., влюблённый ru(ru) (vljubljónnyj) m., влюблённая ru(ru) (vljubljónnaja) f., возлюбленный ru(ru) (vozljúblennyj) m., возлюбленная ru(ru) (vozljúblennaja) f.
Scottish Gaelic: leannan m., gràdh m., cuspair gd(gd) m.
Serbian: ljubavnik m., ljubavnica f., švaler m., švalerka f.
Slovene: Ljubimec m.
Spanish: amante es(es) m., enamorado es(es) m., enamorada es(es) f.
Swahili: mpenzi sw(sw)
Swedish: älskare sv(sv) m., älskarinna sv(sv) f., älskande sv(sv) c.
Telugu: ప్రియుడు (priyuDu) (male), ప్రియురాలు (pryuraalu) (female)

sexual partner

Armenian: սիրած hy(hy) (siraç), սիրեկան hy(hy) (sirekan) (male), սիրուհի hy(hy) (siruhi) (female)
Czech: milenec cs(cs) m., milenka cs(cs) f.
Danish: elsker m., elskerinde f.
Greek: εραστής el(el) (erastís) m., ερωμένη el(el) (eroméni) f., αγαπητικός el(el) (agapitikós) m., αγαπητικιά el(el) (agapitikiá)

Hungarian: szerető hu(hu)
Japanese: 愛人 ja(ja) (あいじん, aijin)
Polish: kochanek m., kochanka f.
Russian: любовник ru(ru) (ljubóvnik) m., любовница ru(ru) (ljubóvnica) f.
Swahili: mpenzi sw(sw)

person who loves something.

Armenian: սիրահար hy(hy) (sirahar)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 愛好者 zh(zh), 爱好者 zh(zh) (àihàozhě)
Czech: milovník cs(cs) m., milovnice cs(cs) f.
German: Kenner m.
Greek: λάτρης el(el) (látris) m. and f., θαυμαστής el(el) (thavmastís) m.

Japanese: 愛好家 ja(ja) (あいこうか, aikōka)
Polish: miłośnik m., miłośniczka f.
Russian: любитель ru(ru) (ljubítel') m., любительница ru(ru) (ljubítel'nica) f.
Swahili: mpenzi sw(sw)
Telugu: ప్రేమికుడు (praemikuDu) (male), ప్రేమికురాలు (praemikuraalu) (female)

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

lover n. (plural loveren, diminutive lovers, diminutive plural loverss)

foliage

[edit] Synonyms

gebladerte

[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Probably from Low German lofen, lufen.

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: /lɔve/

[edit] Verb

lover

(reflexive) to coil up, wind up; to curl up

[edit] Conjugation

Conjugation of lover (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		lover			avoir lové
gerund		en lovant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		lovant
past participle		lové
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	love	loves	love	lovons	lovez	lovent
	imperfect	lovais	lovais	lovait	lovions	loviez	lovaient
	past historic	lovai	lovas	lova	lovâmes	lovâtes	lovèrent
	future	loverai	loveras	lovera	loverons	loverez	loveront
	conditional	loverais	loverais	loverait	loverions	loveriez	loveraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	love	loves	love	lovions	loviez	lovent
simple tenses	imperfect	lovasse	lovasses	lovât	lovassions	lovassiez	lovassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
imperative		—	love	—	lovons	lovez	—

[edit] Anagrams

Alphagram: elorv
voler

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