לייב

See also: לײַב

Yiddish

אַ לייב.

Etymology

From Middle High German lewe, from Old High German leo, from Proto-West Germanic *lēwō, from Latin leō. Cognate with German Löwe.

The given name is equivalent to Polish Lew, Ukrainian Лев (Lev), Russian Лев (Lev).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɫeɪ̯b/
• (Northeastern, Southeastern) IPA^(key): [ˈɫeɪ̯b]
• (Mideastern) IPA^(key): [ˈɫaɪ̯p]
• Hyphenation: לייב

Noun

לייב • (leyb) m, plural לייבן (leybn), feminine לייביכע (leybikhe)

1. lion

Derived terms

• לייב־מוראַשקע (leyb-murashke)

Proper noun

לייב • (Leyb) m

1. a male given name: Leo

References

• Paul Abelson (1915), “lion”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 800