lauf

See also: Lauf and łauf

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

lauf

1. singular imperative of laufen
2. (colloquial) inflection of laufen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first-person singular subjunctive

Gothic

Romanization

lauf

1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /løyːv/
• Rhymes: -øyːv

Noun

lauf n (genitive singular laufs, nominative plural lauf)

1. leaf

   Synonyms: laufblað, blað

2. (card games) club, clubs (♣)

Declension

Declension of lauf (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lauf	laufið	lauf	laufin
accusative	lauf	laufið	lauf	laufin
dative	laufi	laufinu	laufum	laufunum
genitive	laufs	laufsins	laufa	laufanna

Derived terms

• laufblað
• lauftré

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”). Cognate with Old English lēaf, Old Saxon lōf, Old High German loup, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 (laufs).

Noun

lauf n

1. leaf

Descendants

• Icelandic: lauf
• Faroese: leyv
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lauv
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: lauv
• Elfdalian: lov
• Old Swedish: lø̄f
  • Swedish: löv
• Danish: løv
  • Norwegian Bokmål: løv
• Gutnish: lau, laug, lavv

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “lauf”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Lauf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǎuf/
• Hyphenation: la‧uf

Noun

làuf m (Cyrillic spelling ла̀уф)

1. (regional, northern Croatia) sport's ride, run (especially in skiing)

Declension

Declension of lauf

	singular	plural
nominative	lauf	laufi / laufovi
genitive	laufa	laufa / laufova
dative	laufu	laufima / laufovima
accusative	lauf	laufe / laufove
vocative	laufe	laufi / laufovi
locative	laufu	laufima / laufovima
instrumental	laufom	laufima / laufovima