leben

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See also: Leben and lében

German

Etymology

From Old High German lebēn, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”). Cognate with Old Saxon libbian (Middle Low German leven, German Low German lęven, lewen (“to live”)), Dutch leven, English live, West Frisian libje, Old Norse lifa (Swedish leva), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːbən/, [ˈleːm̩], [ˈleːb(ə)n]
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Verb

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  1. (intransitive) to live, to be alive
  2. (intransitive) to dwell, to reside
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 35/2010, page 102:
      Es leben etwa 300 000 Bürger des ehemaligen Jugoslawien in der Schweiz, kaum ein Staat hat damals im Verhältnis zu seiner Einwohnerzahl so viele Flüchtlinge aufgenommen.
      There are (=reside) about 300,000 citizens of the former Yugoslavia living in Switzerland, hardly any state took in so many refugees in relation to its population at that time.
    Ich lebe in der Schillerstraße in der Nähe des Stadtzentrums. - I live in the Schiller-street near the city's center.
  3. (intransitive) to live, to exist, to occupy a place
    Die Dinosaurier lebten für Jahrmillionen auf der Erde bevor der Mensch erschien. - The dinosaurs existed on Earth for millions of years prior to the rise of man.
  4. (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope with, to live with, to deal with.
    Du wirst wohl damit leben müssen! - You'll have to cope with it!
    Jeder muss mit seinen eigenen Problemen leben! - Everybody has to deal with his own issues.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

  • “leben” in Duden online

Nubi

Etymology

From Arabic لَبَن (laban).

Noun

lében

  1. milk

Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *libjaną, related to Old English libban, Old Norse lifa. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”).

Verb

lebēn

  1. to live
Conjugation
Conjugation of lebēn (weak class 3)
infinitive lebēn
indicative present past
1st person singular lebēm, lebēn lebēta
2nd person singular lebēs, lebēst lebētōs, lebētōst
3rd person singular lebēt lebēta
1st person plural lebēm, lebēmēs lebētum, lebētumēs
2nd person plural lebēt lebētut
3rd person plural lebēnt lebētun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular lebe lebēti
2nd person singular lebēs, lebēst lebētīs, lebētīst
3rd person singular lebe lebēti
1st person plural lebēm, lebēmēs lebētīm, lebētīmēs
2nd person plural lebēt lebētīt
3rd person plural lebēn lebētīn
imperative present
singular lebe
plural lebēt
participle present past
lebēnti gilebēt
Descendants
  • Middle High German: leben

Etymology 2

Derived from the verb lebēn.

Noun

lebēn n

  1. life
Descendants
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